Ann, Missouri

Ann is an historic town in Douglas County, Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1] The townsite is located at the junction of State routes EE and AD in the northeast corner of the county. The North Fork River lies just to the east of the site.^[2]

A post office called Ann was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1915.^[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ann
↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ava
City	Ava
Townships	Benton Boone Brown Brush Creek Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cass Champion Clay Clinton Findley Jackson Lincoln McKinley McMurtrey Miller Richland Spencer Spring Creek Walls Washington Wood
Unincorporated communities	Arden Arno Basher Bertha Brushyknob Buckhart Champion Cheney Coldspring Cross Roads Denlow Depew Dogwood Drury Fielden Filer Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Granada Hebron Merritt Ongo Prior Red Bank Richville Rome Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz Witty
Ghost towns	Ann Bryant Larissa Omba Rippee Silverton Tedrick

Coordinates: 37°01′51″N 92°11′51″W / 37.03083°N 92.19750°W / 37.03083; -92.19750

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