Talmage is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Wright County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community was located just west of
Missouri Route E
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ...
, approximately five miles due east of
Hartville and two miles north of the community of
Owens Owens may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Owens Station, Delaware
* Owens Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota
*Owens, Missouri
*Owens, Ohio
*Owens, Virginia
People
* Owens (surname), including a list of people with the name
* Owens Br ...
. It is on a ridge between
Clark
Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educate ...
and
Whetstone creeks at an elevation of 1266 feet.
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History
A post office called Talmage was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1912. The community has the name of the local Talmage family.
References
Unincorporated communities in Wright County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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