Jump to content

Mathis, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°43′18″N 93°09′56″W / 37.72167°N 93.16556°W / 37.72167; -93.16556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mathis is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

[edit]

A post office called Mathis was established in 1903, and closed in 1905.[2] Tom Mathis, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mathis, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°43′18″N 93°09′56″W / 37.72167°N 93.16556°W / 37.72167; -93.16556