Kremlin Mill, Missouri

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Kremlin Mill is an unincorporated community in southwest Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The mill was on the Little Black River approximately two miles west-southwest of Taft.[2]

History

A post office called Kremlin Mills was in operation from 1878 until 1880, and a post office called Kremlin from 1887 until 1888.[3] The community took its name from a nearby gristmill of the same name which in turn was named after the Moscow Kremlin in Russia.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kremlin Mill, Missouri
  2. ^ Naylor, MO, Fifteen Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1940
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 36°37′53″N 90°34′15″W / 36.63139°N 90.57083°W / 36.63139; -90.57083