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Coin, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°41′22″N 91°14′13″W / 36.68944°N 91.23694°W / 36.68944; -91.23694
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Coin is an extinct town in eastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The village site was located in Bat Cave Hollow along the current Missouri Route FF.[2]

A post office called Coin was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community has the name of Coin Jones, an early settler.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coin (historical)
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°41′22″N 91°14′13″W / 36.68944°N 91.23694°W / 36.68944; -91.23694