Netherlands, Missouri

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Netherlands is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History[]

A post office called Netherlands was in operation from 1915 until 1957.[2] The community was named after Wood Netherlands, a land agent who was interested in buying fields in the rural area the CDP is in.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Netherlands, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

Coordinates: 36°17′57″N 89°45′04″W / 36.29917°N 89.75111°W / 36.29917; -89.75111


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