New York, Missouri
New York is a ghost town in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The first settlement at New York was made in the 1840s by a colony of Germans who immigrated via New York City, hence the name.[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New York (historical)
- ^ "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
Coordinates: 37°10′00″N 89°26′41″W / 37.16667°N 89.44472°W
Categories:
- Ghost towns in Missouri
- Landforms of Scott County, Missouri
- Southeast Missouri geography stubs