Glennonville, Missouri

History

Glennonville was originally built up chiefly by German Catholics.[2] The community was named after John J. Glennon, the Archbishop of St. Louis.[2] A post office called Glennonville was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1941.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glennonville, Missouri
  2. "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.


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