New Market, Missouri
New Market is an unincorporated community in northern Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It lies within the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is located on Missouri Route 371 about 1.5 miles south of the Platte-Buchanan county line. Dearborn is two miles to the northeast across U.S. Route 71 and Bee Creek flows past the west side of the community.[2]
History[]
New Market was originally named Jacksonville, and under the latter name was platted in 1830.[3] A post office called New Market was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1959.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Market, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 26 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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Coordinates: 39°30′09″N 94°47′58″W / 39.50250°N 94.79944°W
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