Phenix, Missouri
Phenix is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on the banks of Sugar Creek about 2.5 miles south of Walnut Grove and 1.5 miles west of Harold and Missouri Route 123.[2]
History
A post office called Phenix was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1942.[3] It served the company town that came into being to support the Phenix limestone and marble quarry.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Phenix, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°22′43″N 93°32′45″W / 37.37861°N 93.54583°W
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