Halcyon, Missouri

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Halcyon is an extinct town in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|754810|name=Halcyon}}

A post office called Halcyon was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1905.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 September 2016}} The community took its name from Halcyon, a character in Greek mythology.{{cite web| url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dent.html| title=Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate=27 September 2016| url-status=bot: unknown| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071627/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dent.html| archivedate=24 June 2016}}