Aroma
Location of Aroma within the state of Missouri
Aroma is an unincorporated community in southern Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the north bank of Hickory Creek 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Monark Springs. It is on Missouri Route H 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Sweetwater and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Neosho.[2]
History
A post office called Aroma was established in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1911.[3] The area was so named on account of the Aroma variety of the strawberry crop produced there.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aroma, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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