Venice, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Venice is an unincorporated community in Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 19, northwest of Eminence and south of Round Spring.[2]

History

A post office called Venice was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1933.[3] The name was selected from an early postmaster's reading material.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Venice, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Shannon County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Eminence
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  • Summersville‡
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37°12′28″N 91°23′59″W / 37.20778°N 91.39972°W / 37.20778; -91.39972


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