Antler is an extinct town in Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community was located on Missouri Route 95 approximately two miles south of Dawson and six miles north of Mountain Grove.[2]

A post office called Antler was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community was so named for the fact that antlers once were recovered in the area.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antler (historical)
  2. Mountain Grove North, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 rev.) Note: From coordinates as the name doesn't appear on any topo maps of the area.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  4. "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

37°13′00″N 92°17′37″W / 37.21667°N 92.29361°W / 37.21667; -92.29361


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