Banner, Missouri

Banner is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Banner, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Banner
Banner
Coordinates: 37°41′49″N 90°50′04″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation
1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)573
GNIS feature ID784661[1]

The community is located on the banks of Keesling Branch one half mile from that streams confluence with Cedar Creek[2] on Missouri Route 32 approximately five miles west of Belleview.[3]

History

A post office called Banner was established in 1924, and remained in operation until 1956.[4] It is unknown why the name "Banner" was applied to this community.[5] A variant name was "Brule".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banner
  2. Banner, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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