Tallent, Missouri

Tallent, Missouri
unincorporated community

Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Bollinger
Township Crooked Creek
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 573

Tallent is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri. Tallent lies 4 1/2 miles southwest of Patton, Missouri [1] , and was named for Reverend George W. Tallent, who was a local minister and school commissioner.[2] A post office was established here in 1902, and operated until 1935.[3]

References

  1. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
  2. State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  3. Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

Coordinates: 37°27′55″N 90°04′06″W / 37.46528°N 90.06833°W / 37.46528; -90.06833


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