New_Harmony,_Missouri

New Harmony, Missouri

New Harmony, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

New Harmony is an unincorporated community in western Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on a county road just east of Missouri Route V about six miles east of Vandalia and four miles south-southeast of Curryville.[2]

History

New Harmony was platted in 1857.[3] A post office called New Harmony was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1904.[4] A variant name was "Harmony".[1] The name may be a transfer from Harmony, Kentucky.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Harmony
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 32, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. [3]
    "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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