Zodiac, Missouri

Zodiac is an unincorporated area in Vernon County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community was located in the southeast corner of Vernon County at the head of a small tributary to the west side of Horse Creek[2] at an elevation of 942 feet.[1]

History

Zodiac was platted in 1881.[3] The community took its name from nearby Zodiac Springs.[4] A post office was established at Zodiac in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1914.[5]

gollark: .
gollark: Er, not out, unsick
gollark: ```dDW** | hatchling | 3 | 813 | 9250 | 157 | t | 2018-09-04 20:14:24.368+00 | 2018-09-05 12:06:34.858+00```now. `2eV**` is out.
gollark: Er... yes.
gollark: I'm going to lunch and might actually start using the EATW formula thing when I return.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zodiac, Missouri
  2. Nevada, Missouri, 1:125000 Tpopgraphic Quadrangle, USGS, 1894 (1950 ed.)
  3. "Vernon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. Brophy, Patrick (November 25, 1990). "Society members tour little-known historical site". The Nevada Daily Mail. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. "Vernon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 May 2015.



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