Brent, Missouri

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Brent is an extinct town in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

The community once had a schoolhouse, Brent School, now defunct.[2] Brent was named after the proprietor of a local sawmill.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brent
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brent School (historical)
  3. ^ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

Coordinates: 36°21′51″N 89°44′08″W / 36.36417°N 89.73556°W / 36.36417; -89.73556