Mark is an extinct town in Marion County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
A post office called Mark was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1927.[2] The community had the name of Clayton Mark, an investor in the site.[3] Variant names were "Dunsford"[4] and "Moody".[5]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mark
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunsford
- ↑ Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (1913). Corporate History of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company and Affiliated Companies (as of Date June 30, 1917) Pursuant to Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation Order No. 20: Under Act of Congress Approved March 1, 1913. Chicago: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. p. 280.
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