Prohibition City, Missouri
Prohibition City is an unincorporated community in Worth County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
An early variant name was "Smithton".[1] A settlement called Smithton served as county seat, but the town's population dwindled after the seat was removed to Grant City.[2] A post office called Smithton was established in 1861, and closed in 1870; the post office reopened as Prohibition City in 1877, and was discontinued in 1881.[3] A first settler's advocacy of prohibition politics caused the most recent name to be selected.[2]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prohibition City
- 1 2 "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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Coordinates: 40°25′23″N 94°24′18″W / 40.42306°N 94.40500°W
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