Sereno, Missouri
| Sereno, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Perry County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 89°51′04″W / 37.79778°N 89.85111°WCoordinates: 37°47′52″N 89°51′04″W / 37.79778°N 89.85111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Bois Brule |
| Elevation | 620 [1] ft (189 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63775 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-66746 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 726210 [3] |
Sereno is an unincorporated community located in Bois Brule Township in Perry County, Missouri. Sereno is located about five miles northeast of Perryville, Missouri.
Name
The early settlers of Sereno named the community Serena, meaning “a clean, respectable place”. However, when establishing a post office they discovered a place by that name already existed in Missouri, so the name was changed to Sereno.[4]
History
In 1884 Thomas Moore gave a small track of his land along Chester Road to William Mattingly for the purpose of building a general store, which was soon followed by a grist mill.[5] A post office operated from 1888-1905.[6] The predominantly Catholic town established Our Lady of Victory Catholic parish in 1908.[7]
References
- ↑ Placekeeper.com: Missouri http://www.placekeeper.com/Missouri/Sereno-726210.html
- ↑ Hometown Locator: Missouri http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/sereno-misc.htm
- ↑ Roadsidethoughts.com: Missouri http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/sereno-misc.htm
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
- ↑ Missouri Postal History http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/pe157pe.htm
- ↑ Archdiocese of St. Louis http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=1&ID=8624
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