Mammoth, Missouri
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Mammoth is an unincorporated community in Ozark County
, Missouri
, United States
. Mammoth is located along Supplemental Route T 5 miles (8 km) south-southeast of Gainesville
. The name Mammoth came into official use with the establishment of the Mammoth Post Office in 1903 by the local post master, William Dye. Mammoth is situated on the confluence of the Possum Walk Creek flowing into Lick Creek. The mouth of Little Creek is located 1 miles (1.6 km) northwest of Mammoth on Lick Creek. It once had its own blacksmith shop, school, grist mill, two general stores, two churches, and a post office. Today, a church, Mammoth Assembly of God, Mammoth Cemetery, and several homes are located there.
The Mammoth Cemetery was formally known as the Miller Cemetery and located in the center of the community near the general mercantile store & post office. This area has always been marked by the flooding of the Lick, Little, and Possum Walk creeks. In the early 1900s, the area experience an overwhelming flood which devastated the cemetery located in the valley. In its wake, graves were disturbed and opened. Local men repaired the coffins and moved all gravesites to a hillside nearby.
Ozark County, Missouri
Ozark County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 9,542. A 2008 estimate, however, showed the population to be 9,227. The largest city and county seat is Gainesville. From 1843 to 1845 the county was called...
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Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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. Mammoth is located along Supplemental Route T 5 miles (8 km) south-southeast of Gainesville
Gainesville, Missouri
Gainesville is a city in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ozark County .Gainesville is the current home of blues recording artist Iron Mike Norton.-Geography:...
. The name Mammoth came into official use with the establishment of the Mammoth Post Office in 1903 by the local post master, William Dye. Mammoth is situated on the confluence of the Possum Walk Creek flowing into Lick Creek. The mouth of Little Creek is located 1 miles (1.6 km) northwest of Mammoth on Lick Creek. It once had its own blacksmith shop, school, grist mill, two general stores, two churches, and a post office. Today, a church, Mammoth Assembly of God, Mammoth Cemetery, and several homes are located there.
The Mammoth Cemetery was formally known as the Miller Cemetery and located in the center of the community near the general mercantile store & post office. This area has always been marked by the flooding of the Lick, Little, and Possum Walk creeks. In the early 1900s, the area experience an overwhelming flood which devastated the cemetery located in the valley. In its wake, graves were disturbed and opened. Local men repaired the coffins and moved all gravesites to a hillside nearby.