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Emerson, Missouri
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'''Emerson''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in northwest [[Marion County, Missouri|Marion County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref></ref> The community is located on [[Missouri Route M]] approximately ten miles northwest of [[Palmyra, Missouri|Palmyra]]. The community is on a ridge north of the [[South Fabius River]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st edition, 1998, p. 25 </ref>
The community was originally named Houston for [[Sam Houston]] when established in 1837 and had a post office in 1853. The name was changed to Emerson sometime between 1858 and 1861 for one John Emerson who was an original settler in the area. It had a post office as Emerson from 1867 to 1904.<ref>[https://ift.tt/31PFsQx ''Marion County Place Names'', 1928-1945, The State Historical Society of Missouri]</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri]]
The community was originally named Houston for [[Sam Houston]] when established in 1837 and had a post office in 1853. The name was changed to Emerson sometime between 1858 and 1861 for one John Emerson who was an original settler in the area. It had a post office as Emerson from 1867 to 1904.<ref>[https://ift.tt/31PFsQx ''Marion County Place Names'', 1928-1945, The State Historical Society of Missouri]</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri]]
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