Aroma, Missouri
Aroma is an unincorporated community in southern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the north bank of Hickory Creek 1.5 miles east of Monark Springs. It is on Missouri Route H 2.5 miles north of Sweetwater and 4.5 miles east of Neosho.[2]
History[]
A post office called Aroma was established in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.[3] The area was so named on account of the Aromas strawberry crop produced there.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aroma, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
Coordinates: 36°51′49″N 94°15′53″W / 36.86361°N 94.26472°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- Southwest Missouri geography stubs