Dissen, Franklin County, Missouri

Dissen is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on the north side of Boeuf Creek along Missouri Route Y and four miles southwest of New Haven.[2]

History

A post office called Dissen was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community took its name from Dissen, a town in Germany.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dissen, Franklin County, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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