Sunset, Missouri

Sunset is an unincorporated community in Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Sunset was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1900.[2] The name Sunset most likely is a transfer from another American place of the same name.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunset, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°33′04″N 93°18′28″W / 37.55111°N 93.30778°W / 37.55111; -93.30778

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