Coulstone, Missouri

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Coulstone is an unincorporated community in western Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route 32 adjacent to the Dent-Texas county line. Licking is 5.5 miles to the west and Salem is approximately 14 miles to the northeast along route 32. Pigeon Creek flows past the community.[2]

History[]

A post office called Coulstone was in operation between 1888 and 1945.[3] The community has the name of W. R. E. Coulstone, a local storekeeper.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coulstone, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 37°31′22″N 91°45′05″W / 37.52278°N 91.75139°W / 37.52278; -91.75139


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