Miami Station, Missouri

Miami Station, Missouri
—  Unincorporated community  —
Miami Station, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W / 39.34472°N 93.26389°W / 39.34472; -93.26389Coordinates: 39°20′41″N 93°15′50″W / 39.34472°N 93.26389°W / 39.34472; -93.26389
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Carroll
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	660
GNIS feature ID	722264[1]

Miami Station is an unincorporated community in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. Miami Station is located along Missouri Supplemental Route V 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Miami.^[2] Miami Station was laid out in 1870 as a station on the St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railway; it served as the main freight station for Miami.^[3] Miami Station once had a post office, which is now defunct.^[4] U.S. Senator William A. Blakley was born in Miami Station.^[5]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Station, Missouri
2. ^ Missouri Department of Transportation (2007-2008). Missouri Official Highway Map (Map). http://www.modot.mo.gov/newsandinfo/publications/documents/MapFront_07_08.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-15. 
3. ^ Campbell, Robert Allen (1875). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri. p. 114. http://books.google.com/books?id=krYaAAAAYAAJ. 
4. ^ Campbell, p. 24
5. ^ "Blakley, William Arvis". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000536. Retrieved August 11, 2010.