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Lyon is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A post office called Lyon was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1903. The community most likely takes its name from Lyon Township.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyon, Missouri
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
3. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

v t e Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Union
Cities	Berger Gerald New Haven Pacific‡ Saint Clair Sullivan‡ Union Washington
Villages	Charmwood Leslie Miramiguoa Park Oak Grove Village Parkway
Townships	Boeuf Boles Boone Calvey Central Lyon Meramec New Haven Prairie St. Johns Union Washington
CDPs	Gray Summit Lake St. Clair Stanton Villa Ridge
Other communities	Anaconda Beaufort Beemont Boles Campbellton Catawissa Champion City Clover Bottom Dissen Dundee Elmont Etlah Gildehouse Hemker Huff Jaegers Shop Japan Jeffriesburg Kiel Kohl City Krakow Labadie Lonedell Luebbering Lyon Maupin Monday Moselle Mount Hope Neier Noser Mill Oetters Piney Park Port Hudson Robertsville St. Albans Spring Bluff Strain
Ghost towns	Boone Calvey Casco George Senate Grove Walbert
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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38°30′42″N 91°10′27″W / 38.51167°N 91.17417°W / 38.51167; -91.17417

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