Hackney, Missouri

Hackney is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was a mill site on the north bank of a meander in the Little Sac River.[2] The old iron Hackney Mill Bridge directly south of the community was constructed in 1895-96 and was replaced in 1996.[3]

History

A post office called Hackney was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1905.[4] The community was named after the proprietor of a local mill.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hackney, Missouri
  2. Willard, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (revised 1976)
  3. Hackney Mill Bridge on Bridgehunter.com
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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