Unincorporated community in Missouri, US
Leadmine (also spelled out Lead Mine ) is an unincorporated community in northern Dallas County , in the U.S. state of Missouri .[1] The community is located about 3.5 miles east of Tunas on Missouri Route E . The Lead Mines Conservation Area lies one-half mile to the east.[2] It is approximately 50 miles north-northeast of Springfield .
History
A post office called Lead Mine was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1934.[3] The community was named for a lead mine near the original town site.[4]
Notable person
Roy Meeker , a Major League Baseball pitcher, was born at Leadmine in 1900.[5]
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leadmine, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 44, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .((cite web ))
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^ "Roy Meeker" . baseball-reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2016 .
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