Oldham is an unincorporated community in southeast Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Old Highway 63 approximately three miles south of Ashland.[2]

Folk etymology states the community was named after Asa Old, a local merchant who sold old hams.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oldham, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st edition, 1998, p. 38 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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