Ernestville, Missouri
Ernestville is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community was named after Ernest Worm, a local merchant. The nucleus of the town was Ernest Worm's brothel and the St. Matthews Church. The town remained a popular trading post for illicit goods until the early nineties, when much of the town was destroyed during the Great Flood of 1993.[2] The community had a post office, which was established in 1933 and operated until 1992 when it was discontinued. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ernestville, Missouri
- ^ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/index.htm
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38°55′56″N 93°37′49″W / 38.93222°N 93.63028°W
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