Halcyon is an extinct town in

Dent County Dent County is a county in Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,421. The largest city and county seat is Salem. The county was officially organized on February 10, 1851, and is named after state representative Lewis Dent, a pi ...

, in the U.S. state of

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. A post office called Halcyon was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1905. The community took its name from Halcyon, a character in Greek mythology.

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Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Dent County, Missouri {{DentCountyMO-geo-stub