Conception, Missouri

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Conception
Census-designated place
Conception is located in Missouri
Conception
Conception
Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 40°14′32″N 94°41′1″W / 40.24222°N 94.68361°W / 40.24222; -94.68361Coordinates: 40°14′32″N 94°41′1″W / 40.24222°N 94.68361°W / 40.24222; -94.68361
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyNodaway
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Conception is a census-designated place in eastern Nodaway County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about 11 miles southeast of Maryville on U.S. Route 136. It is very near Conception Junction (which was the rail intersection). Conception is home to Conception Abbey.

History[]

Conception was built up chiefly by Irish Catholics.[2] The community was named for the Catholic dogma of Immaculate Conception.[3] A post office called Conception has been in operation since 1864.[4] Conception has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Conception, Missouri
  2. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 27.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 336.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ Parker, Quentin (2010). Welcome to Horneytown, North Carolina, Population: 15: An insider's guide to 201 of the world's weirdest and wildest places. Adams Media. pp. ix. ISBN 9781440507397.


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