Nance is an extinct town in eastern Taney County, in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The townsite sits above the east bank of the west fork of Big Creek about one mile north of U.S. Route 160 and about 1.7 miles west of the Taney - Ozark county line.[2] The site is at an elevation of 876 feet.[1]

History

Early variant names were "Bauff" and "Dit".[1] A post office called Bauff was established in 1858, and closed in 1894. The post office reopened as Dit in 1899, was renamed Nance in 1908, and was discontinued in 1925.[3] The last given name was in honor of Jeff Nance, a local civil servant.[4]

The community once had Nance Schoolhouse, now defunct.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nance
  2. ↑ Protem, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quarangle, USGS, 1968
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nance School (historical)

36°36′39″N 92°48′01″W / 36.61083°N 92.80028°W / 36.61083; -92.80028


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