Talmage City (also known as Talmage) was 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 northeast
Newton County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community was adjacent to
Missouri Route 37
Route 37 is a highway in southwest Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 160 in Golden City (it shares this terminus with Route 126); its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line where it continues as Highway 37, though it o ...
approximately 1.5 miles northwest of
Wentworth Wentworth may refer to:
People
* Wentworth (surname)
* Judith Blunt-Lytton, 16th Baroness Wentworth (1873–1957), Lady Wentworth, notable Arabian horse breeder
* S. Wentworth Horton (1885–1960), New York state senator
* Wentworth Miller (born 1 ...
.
History
A post office called Talmage was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1895. The community was named after the proprietor of a local country store.
References
Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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