Edgerton Junction is an unincorporated community in Platte County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is within the Kansas City metropolitan area.

The community is on a hilltop overlooking the Platte River which flows past one-half mile to the east. Edgerton is three miles to the northeast at the intersection of Missouri routes B and Z.[1][2]

History

The community was named for the fact it was a junction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway near Edgerton.[3] A post office called Edgerton Junction was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1916.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Edgerton Junction, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 26 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

39°28′39″N 94°40′30″W / 39.47750°N 94.67500°W / 39.47750; -94.67500


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