Miami Station, Missouri
| Miami Station, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Miami Station | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W / 39.34472°N 93.26389°WCoordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W / 39.34472°N 93.26389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Carroll |
| Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 722264[1] |
Miami Station is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Miami Station is located along Missouri Supplemental Route V 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Miami.[2] Miami Station was laid out in 1870 as a station on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway; it served as the main freight station for Miami.[3][4] Miami Station once had a post office, which is now defunct.[5] U.S. Senator William A. Blakley was born in Miami Station.[6]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Station, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2007–2008. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ Campbell, Robert Allen (1875). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. p. 114.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 271.
- ↑ Campbell, p. 24
- ↑ "Blakley, William Arvis". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
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