Scott City is an extinct town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place, but the precise location of the town site is unknown.
Scott City had the name of its founder, Margaret Scott. A variant name was North Star. A post office called North Star was established in 1857, and remained in operation until 1874.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scott City
- "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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