Falcon, Missouri

Falcon is an unincorporated community in eastern Laclede County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is about sixteen miles east of Lebanon on Route 32.

A post office called Falcon has been in operation since 1907.[2] It is unknown why the name "Falcon" was applied to this community.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falcon, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Coordinates: 37°36′18″N 92°22′44″W / 37.60500°N 92.37889°W / 37.60500; -92.37889


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