Dissen, Franklin County, Missouri

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Dissen is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on the north side of Boeuf Creek along Missouri Route Y and four miles southwest of New Haven.[2]

History[]

A post office called Dissen was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community took its name from Dissen, a town in Germany.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dissen, Franklin County, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 38°33′35″N 91°16′34″W / 38.55972°N 91.27611°W / 38.55972; -91.27611


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