Dunn, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Dunn is an unincorporated community in southwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community is located just south of U.S. Route 60, approximately four miles west of Cabool.^[2]

History

A variant name was "Impo".^[1] A post office called Impo was established in 1919, and remained in operation until 1955.^[3] The present name is after the local Dunn family. The Postal Service rejected the proposed name of Dunn, so the post office became known as Impo (from Important), while the community retained the name Dunn.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunn
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.