Hart, Missouri
For the former town in Macon County, see Hart, Macon County, Missouri.
Hart is an unincorporated community in McDonald County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Hart was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1911.[2] Phillip Rinehart, an early postmaster, most likely gave the community a syllable of his last name.[3] An older source maintains the community has the name of W. B. Hart, a pioneer citizen.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hart, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 190.
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