Mahan is an
unincorporated community
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in
Texas County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community was located on
Missouri Route 137
Route 137 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 32 in Licking; its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 60/ U.S. Route 63/ Route 76 in Willow Springs.
History
The road that is Route 137 first appeared on state ma ...
and
Missouri Route V
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, approximately one mile south of
Oscar
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People
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* Oscar (Irish mythology), ...
and four miles north of
Raymondville. It is at an elevation of .
[ The Mahan Cemetery lies about one mile east on Route V.
]
History
A post office called Mahan was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1912. An early postmaster gave the community the name of her husband, Sam Mahan.
References
Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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