McKinley is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 14, approximately five miles west of Billings.

A post office called McKinley was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1910.[2] The community has the name of a pioneer citizen.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKinley, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 184.
  4. "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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