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Florence, Missouri

Florence is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. It is located eight miles south of U.S. Route 50 on Missouri Route 135.

A post office called Florence has been in operation since 1839. Early variant names were "Williamsville" and "Jonesboro".

Notable residents

  • Robert F. Walker Missouri Attorney General from 1893 to 1897 and Missouri Supreme Court justice

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.