Panther Valley, Missouri

Panther Valley is an unincorporated community in southwest Webster County, in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route KK and on the south side of Panther Creek. It is approximately four miles northwest of Fordland.[2][3]

History

A post office called Panther Valley was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1888.[4] The community was named after the nearby valley of Panther Creek.[5]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Valley, Missouri
  2. Oak Grove Heights 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1970
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  5. "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.



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