Lakenan is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
History
Lakenan was laid out in 1858 when the railroad was extended to the area. The community has the name of Robert F. Lakenan, a railroad promoter. A post office called Lakenan was in operation from 1859 until 1968.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lakenan, Missouri
- "Shelby County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 365.
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
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39°40′20″N 91°57′04″W / 39.67222°N 91.95111°W / 39.67222; -91.95111
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