Lakenan is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
Lakenan was laid out in 1858 when the railroad was extended to the area.[2] The community has the name of Robert F. Lakenan, a railroad promoter.[3] A post office called Lakenan was in operation from 1859 until 1968.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakenan, Missouri
- ↑ "Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 365.
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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39°40′20″N 91°57′04″W / 39.67222°N 91.95111°W
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