Coulstone is an unincorporated community in western Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
Coulstone | |
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  Coulstone | |
| Coordinates: 37°31′22″N 91°45′05″W / 37.52278°N 91.75139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Dent County |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
The community is on Missouri Route 32 adjacent to the Dent-Texas county line. Licking is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to the west and Salem is approximately 14 miles (23 km) to the northeast along Route 32. Pigeon Creek flows past the community.[2]
History
editA post office called Coulstone was in operation between 1888 and 1945.[3] The community has the name of W. R. E. Coulstone, a local storekeeper.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coulstone, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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