Parks, Missouri
Parks is an extinct town in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]
A post office called Park was established in 1911, and closed in 1915.[2] The community was named after John and Barnes Park, businessmen in the local lumber industry.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Missouri
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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