Ajax is an extinct town in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

. Ajax was founded circa 1819, and named after

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...

, a character in Greek mythology.

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Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Stoddard County, Missouri 1819 establishments in Missouri Territory {{StoddardCountyMO-geo-stub