Sereno is an unincorporated community located in Bois Brule Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. Sereno is located approximately five miles northeast of Perryville.
Sereno, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Location of Perry County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 89°51′04″W / 37.79778°N 89.85111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Bois Brule |
| Elevation | 620 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63775 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-66746 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 726210[1] |
Etymology
editThe early settlers of Sereno named the community Serena, meaning “a clean, respectable place”. However, when establishing a post office they discovered a place by that name already existed in Missouri, so the name was changed to Sereno.[3]
History
editIn 1884, Thomas Moore gave a small tract of his land along Chester Road to William Mattingly for the purpose of building a general store, which was soon followed by a grist mill.[4] A post office operated from 1888 to 1905.[5] The predominantly Catholic town established Our Lady of Victory Catholic parish in 1908.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sereno, Missouri
- ^ Hometown Locator: Missouri http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/sereno-misc.htm
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
- ^ Missouri Postal History "Perry". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
- ^ Archdiocese of St. Louis http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=1&ID=8624