Precinct is an unincorporated community in Bollinger County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Precinct was established in 1902, and closed in 1904.[2] The community most likely was named for an election precinct located in or around the original town site.[3]

References

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

37°33′07″N 90°01′13″W / 37.55194°N 90.02028°W / 37.55194; -90.02028


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