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Oxford, Missouri
Oxford is an unincorporated community in southwest Worth County, Missouri, United States.
Oxford, Missouri | |
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Oxford, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′16″N 94°32′26″W / 40.4211019°N 94.5405169°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Worth |
| Elevation | 997 ft (304 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 730172[1] |
Oxford is located on Missouri Route U approximately eight miles southwest of Grant City and five miles west of Worth. Parnell in adjacent Nodaway County is about four miles to the west. The Grand River flows past one mile west of the community.[2]
Old variant names were "West Point" and "Rose Hill".[3] A post office called Oxford was established in 1861, and remained in operation until 1905.[4] The present name is taken from Oxford, England.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oxford, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 14, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Ramsay, Robert L. (1952). Our Storehouse of Missouri Place Names. University of Missouri Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780826205865.