Mammoth, Missouri
| Mammoth, Missouri | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Mammoth, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 36°32′09″N 92°24′03″W / 36.53583°N 92.40083°WCoordinates: 36°32′09″N 92°24′03″W / 36.53583°N 92.40083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Ozark |
| Elevation | 669 ft (204 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| GNIS feature ID | 733841[1] |
Mammoth is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. Mammoth is located along Supplemental Route T 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Gainesville. Mammoth is situated on the confluence of the Possum Walk Creek flowing into Lick Creek. The mouth of Little Creek is located 1-mile (1.6 km) northwest of Mammoth on Lick Creek.[2]
The area was known as "Lick Valley' and had a post-office established the 28th of June, 1872. The postmaster was Joseph C. Miller, a former Union private in the Ozark County Home Guard Regiment Mounted Cavalry, under the leadership of Captain Thomas B. S. Stone, Company A.
Lick Valley Post-office was discontinued the 6th of March, 1876.
The name Mammoth came into official use with the establishment of the Mammoth Post Office in 1902[3] by the local post master, William Dye. The post office at Mammoth was discontinued in 1955.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mammoth, Missouri
- ↑ Gainsville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
- ↑ Post offices Ozark County
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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Mammoth Cemetery http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/ozark/cemeteries/mammoth.txt