Lyon, Missouri

Not to be confused with Lyons, Missouri.

Lyon is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Lyon was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1903.^[2] The community most likely takes its name from Lyon Township.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lyon, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Union

Cities	Berger Gerald New Haven Pacific‡ Saint Clair Sullivan‡ Union Washington

Villages	Charmwood Leslie Miramiguoa Park Oak Grove Village Parkway

Townships	Boeuf Boles Boone Calvey Central Lyon Meramec New Haven Prairie St. Johns Union Washington

CDPs	Gray Summit Villa Ridge

Other unincorporated communities	Anaconda Beaufort Beemont Boles Campbellton Catawissa Champion City Clover Bottom Dissen Dundee Elmont Etlah Gildehouse Hemker Huff Jaegers Shop Japan Jeffriesburg Kiel Kohl City Krakow Labadie Lonedell Luebbering Lyon Maupin Monday Moselle Mount Hope Neier Noser Mill Oetters Port Hudson Robertsville St. Albans Spring Bluff Stanton Strain

Ghost towns	Boone Calvey Casco George Senate Grove Walbert

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°30′42″N 91°10′27″W / 38.51167°N 91.17417°W / 38.51167; -91.17417

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