Tallent, Missouri

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Tallent, Missouri
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBollinger
TownshipCrooked Creek
Elevation807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID752485[1]

Tallent is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. Tallent lies 4 1/2 miles southwest of Patton,[2] and was named for Reverend George W. Tallent, who was a local minister and school commissioner.[3] A post office was established here in 1902, and operated until 1935.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallent, Missouri
  2. ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
  3. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  4. ^ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Bollinger". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

Coordinates: 37°27′55″N 90°04′06″W / 37.46528°N 90.06833°W / 37.46528; -90.06833