Nance, Missouri
Extinct town in the American state of Missouri
Nance is an extinct town in eastern Taney County , in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri . The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1] The townsite sits above the east bank of the west fork of Big Creek about one mile north of U.S. Route 160 and about 1.7 miles west of the Taney - Ozark county line. [2] The site is at an elevation of 876 feet. [1]
History
Early variant names were "Bauff" and "Dit". [1] A post office called Bauff was established in 1858, and closed in 1894. The post office reopened as Dit in 1899, was renamed Nance in 1908, and was discontinued in 1925. [3] The last given name was in honor of Jeff Nance, a local civil servant. [4]
The community once had Nance Schoolhouse, now defunct. [5]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nance
- ↑ Protem, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quarangle, USGS, 1968
- ↑ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History . Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
- ↑ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016 . Retrieved December 27, 2016 .
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nance School (historical)
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36°36′39″N 92°48′01″W / 36.61083°N 92.80028°W / 36.61083; -92.80028
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