The community is on a hilltop overlooking the Platte River which flows past one-half mile to the east. Edgerton is three miles to the northeast at the intersection of Missouri routes B and Z.[1][2]
Historyedit
The community was named for the fact it was a junction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway near Edgerton.[3] A post office called Edgerton Junction was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1916.[4]
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