Compiled by Arthur Paul Moser
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In compiling this Directory of Towns, Villages and Hamlets, Past and Present, of Ralls County, Mo., an effort has been made to include every known community.
I wish to thank the Staff of the Reference Department of the Springfield Public Library, who very graciously made certain rare books and material available for examination.
Material examined includes the following:
Note: Goodspeed, Western Historical and National Historical Societies or publishing companies Did Not publish a History of Ralls Co. (--Goldena Roland Howard (Mrs. Oliver N.), Box 375, New London, Mo. A. Louise Staman, Reference Specialist, State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 65201.)