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A post office called Wila was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1898.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=New+Madrid| title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> A variant name was "Wiley".<ref name=GNIS /> The community derives its name from Wiley Webb, the son of a local merchant.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071939/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 19, 2016}}</ref> |
A post office called Wila was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1898.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=New+Madrid| title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 November 2016}}</ref> A variant name was "Wiley".<ref name=GNIS /> The community derives its name from Wiley Webb, the son of a local merchant.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071939/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 19, 2016}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of ghost towns in Missouri]] |
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Revision as of 18:50, 17 July 2024
Wila is an extinct town in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
A post office called Wila was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1898.[2] A variant name was "Wiley".[1] The community derives its name from Wiley Webb, the son of a local merchant.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wila (historical)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
36°37′00″N 89°47′00″W / 36.616725°N 89.783417°W