Parks is an extinct town in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Park was established in 1911, and closed in 1915.[2] The community was named after John and Barnes Park, businessmen in the local lumber industry.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Parks, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°36′50″N 90°33′55″W / 36.61389°N 90.56528°W / 36.61389; -90.56528


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