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Ford City, Missouri

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Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Ford City is an unincorporated community in Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

The community was named after Nicholas Ford, a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Variant names were "Ford", "Millen", and "Yolo". A post office called Ford was established in 1879; the name was changed to Ford City in 1893, and the post office closed in 1953.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ford City
  2. "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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40°06′42″N 94°27′53″W / 40.11167°N 94.46472°W / 40.11167; -94.46472


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