Darien, Missouri
Darien is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Darien was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1954.[2] The community was named after a place mentioned in the last line of the sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer".[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darien, Missouri
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-8262-0586-5.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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