Yount is an unincorporated settlement in Saint Mary's Township in Perry County, Missouri.
Yount, Missouri | |
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 Location of Perry County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°36′19″N 90°02′20″W / 37.60528°N 90.03889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Perry |
| Township | Saint Mary’s |
| Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63775 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-81394 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 753014 [1] |
History edit
Yount was established in 1886 as Yount's Store, and was named for Henry Yount,[3] a merchant and storekeeper, as well as a postmaster and county judge. The name was shortened to Yount in 1888.[4] The post office operated in Yount from 1887 until 1954.[5]
Mt. Pisca Lutheran Church was founded in Yount in 1852 and continued until 1868. In that same year, the church became the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church which existed until 1974.
Geography edit
Yount is located 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Perryville, Missouri.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yount, Missouri
- ^ Yount, Missouri at RoadsideThoughts.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 338.
- ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Missouri Postal History http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/pe157pe.htm Archived 2013-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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