Tallent, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Tallent, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
Location of Bollinger County, Missouri
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBollinger
TownshipCrooked Creek
Elevation807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID752485[1]

Tallent is an unincorporated community in the northern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States. Tallent lies 4 1/2 miles southwest of Patton,[2] and was named for Reverend George W. Tallent, who was a local minister and school commissioner.[3] A post office was established here in 1902, and operated until 1935.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallent, Missouri
  2. ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
  3. ^ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
  4. ^ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Bollinger". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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37°27′55″N 90°04′06″W / 37.46528°N 90.06833°W / 37.46528; -90.06833


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