Mosher, Missouri
| Mosher, Missouri | |
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| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′16.1904″N 90°4′36.4074″W / 37.971164000°N 90.076779833°WCoordinates: 37°58′16.1904″N 90°4′36.4074″W / 37.971164000°N 90.076779833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Sainte Genevieve |
| Township | Sainte Genevieve |
| Elevation | 443 [1] ft (135 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 63670 |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-50258 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 721737 |
Mosher is an unincorporated community in Ste. Genevieve Township in eastern Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, in the United States. It is situated about 2 miles west of Ste. Genevieve. The community most likely was named after a local French colonial family Mosier or Mosieur. English spelling of the French pronunciation may account for the spelling of the community's name. The community developed as a stop along the Missouri-Illinois Railroad. [3]
References
- ↑ "mytopo.com". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Roadsidethoughts.com". Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ "State Historical Society of Missouri – Ste. Genevieve Place Names, 1928-1945". Retrieved October 1, 2016.
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