Annapolis
Iron County, Missouri 
was formed in 1857 from parts of Madison, Reynolds, St. Francois, Washington, and Wayne Counties;
the county seat is Ironton. | | Annapolis in Iron County Mo | |
- Annapolis
population: 369
Annapolis - Facts and Information
The population of Annapolis is approximately 363.
The approximate number of families is 180.
The amount of land area in Annapolis is 0.782 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers:.
The distance from Annapolis to Washington DC is 783 statute miles. The distance to the Missouri state capital is 118 statute miles. (Statute miles are "as the crow flies")
Annapolis is positioned 37.35 degrees north of the equator and 90.69 degrees west of the prime meridian.
This community is another of the towns that changed name for reasons presently unknown. Its original name is said to have been "Allen," but this was changed to Annapolis in the 1870's with the coming of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad, now the Missouri Pacific. (--The Empire That Missouri Pacific Serves, p.190.)
It was named in 1876, for Anna, wife of Thomas Allen, Railroad president, with a side glance at Annapolis, Maryland. (--Our Storehouse of Mo. Place Names, Ramsay, p.72.)
It was laid out in 1871; 1 hotel, 2 stores, 1 church, and 1 public school. Population about 60 (1874). (--Campbell's Gazetteer of MO, 1874, p. 262.)
Annapolis was settled about 1872. It was incorporated about 1872, but the incorporation was allowed to lapse. The first mayor was C. Hart. . .There were four general stores, a saw mill and a planing mill in the town. Population was 160 (1912). (--Hist. of Southeast Mo., 1912, Douglas, Vol. 1, p. 378.)
It is located at Sec. 15, 16, Twp. 31 N, R 3 E, at the junction of Highways K, 49, & F. (--General Highway Map of Iron County, issued by The Missouri State Highway Dept., 7-1-63. Unless otherwise noted all map descriptions are from this map.)
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