Kremlin Mill, Missouri

Kremlin Mill is an unincorporated community in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Kremlin Mills was in operation from 1878 until 1880, and a post office called Kremlin from 1887 until 1888.[2] The community took its name from a nearby gristmill of the same name which in turn was named after the Moscow Kremlin in Russia.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kremlin Mill, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

Coordinates: 36°37′53″N 90°34′15″W / 36.63139°N 90.57083°W / 36.63139; -90.57083

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