Cliquot, Missouri

Cliquot is an unincorporated community in western Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Route O, east of Missouri Route 13, and six miles northwest of Bolivar. The site is on an abandoned railroad line on Dry Fork.[2]

History

A post office called Cliquot was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] The community was named after the horse of a local landowner.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cliquot, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.



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