Hammond, Missouri
Hammond, Missouri | |
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 The old Hammond Mill building in Ozark County, Missouri | |
  Hammond, Missouri Location of Hammond, Missouri  Hammond, Missouri Hammond, Missouri (the United States) | |
| Coordinates:36°40′32″N92°38′40″W/ 36.67556°N 92.64444°W[1] | |
| Country | U. S. A. |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Ozark County |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6(CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5(CDT) |
Hammondis anunincorporated communityinOzark County,Missouri,United States.[2]It is located at the intersection of two county roads on the Little North Fork of theWhite River,approximately twelve miles northwest ofGainesvilleand 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast ofThornfield.[1][3]
A post office called Hammond was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1975.[4]Some say the community has the name of the local Hammond family, allegedly the original owners of the town site, while others believe it is unknown why the name "Hammond" was selected.[5]
Hammond is the site of the historic Hammond Mill.[6][7]The mill was built in 1907 and served as agristmilluntil around 1940.[6]The mill has since been restored as a private residence.[7]The townsite lies on the northeast side of a 1,300 feet (400 m) wide streamfloodplainat an elevation of 744 feet (227 m) some 200 feet below the adjacent ridge tops.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdThornfield, MO,7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
- ^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammond
- ^Ava, MO,30x60 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1985
- ^"Post Offices".Jim Forte Postal History.RetrievedNovember 27,2016.
- ^"Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945".The State Historical Society of Missouri.Archivedfrom the original on June 24, 2016.RetrievedNovember 27,2016.
- ^abRossiter, Phyllis,Hammond Mill, The Mills of Ozark Countyoriginally published inThe Ozarks Mountaineer,July-August, 1990
- ^abOzark County’s Historic Mills, Hammond Mill
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