Forkners Hill, Missouri

Forkners Hill is an unincorporated community in northern Webster County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] The community is at the intersection of routes WW and Y north of the Niangua River at an elevation of 1250 feet. Conway is four miles to the northeast in Laclede County.[1][2]

History

A post office was in operation at Forkners Hill from 1869 until 1906.[3] The community has the name of the local Forkner family.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forkners Hill, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 52-3 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Webster". Missouri Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

Coordinates: 37°28′22″N 92°54′33″W / 37.47278°N 92.90917°W / 37.47278; -92.90917

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