Laflin, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Laflin is an unincorporated community in the southeastern part of Lorance Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. The community is on the Crooked Creek floodplain at the end of Missouri Route U. Marble Hill is approximately 4.5 miles to the northwest.[2]

CountryUnited States
Elevation400 ft (122 m)
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Laflin, Missouri
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBollinger
TownshipLorance
Elevation400 ft (122 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
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History

The community was named after Sylvester M. Laflin, who was then a director of the Belmont Branch of the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad.[3] The community was an important shipping-point for railroad timber.[4] A post office was in operation between 1871 and 1954.[5]

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