Ravanna, Missouri

Ravanna, Missouri
Ravanna, Missouri

Location within Missouri

Coordinates: 40°27′18″N 93°27′56″W / 40.45500°N 93.46556°W / 40.45500; -93.46556Coordinates: 40°27′18″N 93°27′56″W / 40.45500°N 93.46556°W / 40.45500; -93.46556
Country United States
State Missouri
County Mercer County
Population (2010)
 • Total 98

Ravanna is a census-designated place in Mercer County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about seven miles northeast of Princeton on U.S. Route 136. The population was 98 at the 2010 census.

Ravanna was platted in 1857.[2] A variant name was "Sonoma".[3] A post office called Sonoma was established in 1855, the name was changed to Ravanna in 1858, and the post office closed in 1975.[4] The present name most likely is a transfer from Ravenna, Ohio.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ravanna Census Designated Place
  2. ↑ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 25.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 735816
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.