Philadelphia, Missouri

Philadelphia is an unincorporated community in western Marion County, Missouri, United States. It is located about ten miles west of Palmyra on Route 168. It was named for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] The community is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.

There is a small school district (Marion Co. RII) headquartered in Philadelphia. There is one school building which contains all grades (K-12). The school team is the Mustangs.

The community is connected by the Mark Twain Rural Telephone Company in Hurdland.

The community is served by a volunteer fire department and a fully equipped emergency medical response vehicle which is housed in a building constructed in 2004 and operated by EMTs and first responders who reside in and around the unincorporated area. Primary pre-hospital medical response is provided by the Marion County Ambulance District. Law enforcement is provided by the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Coordinates: 39°50′19″N 91°44′21″W / 39.83861°N 91.73917°W / 39.83861; -91.73917^[2]

References

↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 193.
↑ "Philadelphia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Palmyra

Cities	Hannibal‡ Monroe City‡ Palmyra

Unincorporated communities	Ely Philadelphia Taylor Uva West Quincy

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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