Dickens, Missouri

Dickens is an unincorporated community in north central Taney County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 76, approximately one mile southwest of Taneyville and 4.5 miles northeast of Forsyth.[2]

History

A variant name was "Taney City".[1] A post office called Taney City was established in 1858, and closed in 1894, and a post office called Dickens was in operation from 1899 until 1958.[3] The present name possibly is a tribute to novelist Charles Dickens.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dickens
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.



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