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Darien, Missouri

Darien is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A post office called Darien was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1954. The community was named after a place mentioned in the last line of the John Keats sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer".

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darien, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-8262-0586-5.