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Banner, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°41′49″N 90°50′04″W / 37.69694°N 90.83444°W / 37.69694; -90.83444
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Banner, Missouri
Banner is located in Missouri
Banner
Banner
Banner is located in the United States
Banner
Banner
Coordinates: 37°41′49″N 90°50′04″W / 37.69694°N 90.83444°W / 37.69694; -90.83444
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation1,034 ft (315 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID784661[1]

Banner is an unincorporated community in northern Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is located on the banks of Keesling Branch one half mile from that stream's confluence with Cedar Creek[2] on Missouri Route 32 approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Belleview.[3]

History

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A post office called Banner was established in 1924 and remained in operation until 1956.[4] It is unknown why the name "Banner" was applied to this community.[5] A variant name was "Brule".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Banner
  2. ^ Banner, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  5. ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.