Anaconda, Missouri

Anaconda is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, Missouri, in the United States.[1] The community is southeast of I 44 between St. Clair and Stanton.[2]

History

Older variant names of the community were Dry Branch and Morrellton.[1] The former variant name is after Dry Branch creek, while the latter variant name honored one Mr. Morrell, a railroad official.[3] The present name may be a transfer from Anaconda, Montana.[3] A post office was established as Dry Branch in 1858.[4] From 1892 until 1893, the post office was called Anaconda.[5] The post office was renamed Morrellton in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.[6]

Anaconda was a station on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anaconda
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. 1 2 "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Franklin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Franklin County, pp. 2". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Franklin County, pp. 3". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ↑ The Southwestern Reporter. West Publishing Company. 1920. p. 806.

Coordinates: 38°18′06″N 91°02′27″W / 38.30167°N 91.04083°W / 38.30167; -91.04083


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