Huntington, Missouri

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Huntington is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|720024}}

History

A post office called Huntington was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1969.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Ralls | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 November 2016}} The community has the name of Collis Potter Huntington, a railroad magnate.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ralls.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ralls.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead | title=Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 11, 2016 }}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ralls County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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