Krakow, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Krakow is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community is situated on Missouri Route A, between Union to the south and Washington to the north.^[2]

History

A post office called Krakow was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1953.^[3] The community was named after Kraków, in Poland, the native home of a share of the early settlers.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Krakow, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)