Miami Station, Missouri

Miami Station is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Miami Station is located along Missouri Supplemental Route V, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Miami.[2]

Miami Station, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Miami Station
Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Elevation
646 ft (197 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)660
GNIS feature ID722264[1]

History

Miami Station was laid out in 1870 as a station on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway; it served as the main freight station for Miami.[3][4] A post office called Miami Station was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1951.[5] U.S. Senator William A. Blakley was born in Miami Station.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Station, Missouri
  2. Missouri Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2007–2008. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  3. Campbell, Robert Allen (1875). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. R. A. Campbell. p. 114.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 271.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. "Blakley, William Arvis". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 11, 2010.


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