Kerrigan, Missouri

Kerrigan is an extinct town in Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Kerrigan was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Kerrigan was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1934.[3] The community has the name of William Kerrigan, a railroad official.[2]

gollark: idea: deploy bees into mainframe.
gollark: It's DokuWiki, I only have a tool for pulling down MediaWikis.
gollark: Troubling.
gollark: The Gentoo one is somewhat not working.
gollark: observe, "content".

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kerrigan (historical)
  2. "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.