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Sereno, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 89°51′04″W / 37.79778°N 89.85111°W / 37.79778; -89.85111
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Sereno, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°47′52″N 89°51′04″W / 37.79778°N 89.85111°W / 37.79778; -89.85111
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipBois Brule
Elevation620 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code573
FIPS code29-66746 [2]
GNIS feature ID726210[1]

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.

Etymology

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The 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sereno, Missouri
  2. ^ Hometown Locator: Missouri http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/sereno-misc.htm
  3. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  4. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  5. ^ Missouri Postal History "Perry". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  6. ^ Archdiocese of St. Louis http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/org.asp?p=1&ID=8624