Broadway, Missouri

Broadway
Ghost town
Broadway is located in Missouri
Broadway
Broadway
Location within Missouri
Broadway is located in the United States
Broadway
Broadway
Broadway (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMaries
Post office established1898
Post office closed1921
Named afterLocal nickname for nearby country road
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)

Broadway is an extinct town in Maries County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

A post office called Broadway was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1921.[2] The community was named in jest, as the nearby country road was referred to as "Broadway" by locals.[3]

References

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

38°06′06″N 91°42′28″W / 38.10167°N 91.70778°W / 38.10167; -91.70778