Arden, Missouri
Arden is an unincorporated community in western Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Arden is located on a ridge along Missouri Route O between Missouri Route 14 to the north and the community of Red Bank to the south.[2] The community is on a ridge of Keyger Mountain at an elevation of 1,362 ft (415 m).[1]
History
A post office called Arden was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1924.[3] The community's name alludes to the Forest of Arden, the setting of William Shakespeare's As You Like It.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arden, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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