Empire Prairie, Missouri

Plat of Empire Prairie depicted in an 1877 map

Empire Prairie is an extinct hamlet in Andrew County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Empire Prairie was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community took its name from a local farm also called Empire Prairie owned by settler David Bonham.[3] An alternate name was Empire City and with this name it was founded in 1869.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Empire Prairie, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "An illustrated historical atlas of Andrew County, Missouri, 1877". Philadelphia, PA: Edwards Brothers of Missouri. Retrieved April 6, 2026.

40°04′59″N 94°38′21″W / 40.08306°N 94.63917°W / 40.08306; -94.63917

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