Fordham, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Fordham was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1909.[2] The community was named after one Mr. Ford, who headed a church in the Illinois city where an early settler once had lived.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fordham, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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