Laflin, Missouri
| Laflin, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Bollinger County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 37°16′37″N 89°53′18″W / 37.27694°N 89.88833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bollinger |
| Township | Lorance |
| Elevation[1] | 400 ft (122 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
Laflin is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of Lorance Township in Bollinger County, Missouri. The community is on the Crooked Creek floodplain at the end of Missouri Route U. Marble Hill is about 4.5 miles to the northwest.[2]
History
The community was named after Sylvester M. Laflin, who was then a director of the Belmont Branch of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad.[3] The community was an important shipping-point for railroad timber.[4] A post office was in operation between 1871-1954.[5]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laflin, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 58, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ↑ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ↑ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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