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'''Florence''' is an ] in ], ], United States.<ref name=gnis/> It is located eight miles south of ] on ].

A post office called Florence has been in operation since 1839.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Morgan | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 November 2016}}</ref> Early variant names were "Williamsville" and "Jonesboro".<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_morgan.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071149/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_morgan.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 17, 2016}}</ref>

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{{Gallery |File:HummelBuilding.jpg|Hummel Pottery Building 1939
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* ] Missouri Attorney General from 1893 to 1897 and Missouri Supreme Court justice

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Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Florence, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Location of Florence, MissouriLocation of Florence, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°35′20″N 92°58′45″W / 38.58889°N 92.97917°W / 38.58889; -92.97917
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMorgan
Elevation945 ft (288 m)
Population
 • Total494
 • Estimate 530
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code65329
Area code660
GNIS feature ID729740

Florence is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. It is located eight miles south of U.S. Route 50 on Missouri Route 135.

A post office called Florence has been in operation since 1839. Early variant names were "Williamsville" and "Jonesboro".

Gallery

  • Hummel Pottery Building 1939 Hummel Pottery Building 1939

Notable residents

  • Robert F. Walker Missouri Attorney General from 1893 to 1897 and Missouri Supreme Court justice

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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