Sereno, Missouri

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Sereno, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 89°51′04″W / 37.79778°N 89.85111°W / 37.79778; -89.85111Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 89°51′04″W / 37.79778°N 89.85111°W / 37.79778; -89.85111
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipBois Brule
Elevation
620 [1] ft (189 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code(s)573
FIPS code29-66746 [2]
GNIS feature ID726210 [3]

Sereno is an unincorporated community located in Bois Brule Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. Sereno is located approximately five miles northeast of Perryville.

Etymology[]

The early settlers of Sereno named the community Serena, meaning “a clean, respectable place”. However, when establishing a post office they discovered a place by that name already existed in Missouri, so the name was changed to Sereno.[4]

History[]

In 1884, Thomas Moore gave a small tract of his land along Chester Road to William Mattingly for the purpose of building a general store, which was soon followed by a grist mill.[5] A post office operated from 1888-1905.[6] The predominantly Catholic town established Our Lady of Victory Catholic parish in 1908.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Placekeeper.com: Missouri http://www.placekeeper.com/Missouri/Sereno-726210.html
  2. ^ Hometown Locator: Missouri http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/sereno-misc.htm
  3. ^ Roadsidethoughts.com: Missouri http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/sereno-misc.htm
  4. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  5. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  6. ^ Missouri Postal History "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ Archdiocese of St. Louis http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=1&ID=8624
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