Mike is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Chariton County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri
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.
The community is on
Missouri Route 5 approximately midway between
Keytesville to the south and
Marceline in adjacent
Linn County to the north.
History
A post office called Mike was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1906. The community most likely has the name of a resident.
References
Unincorporated communities in Chariton County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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