Nile is an unincorporated community in eastern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is situated on the floodplain of Big Creek, approximately one mile west of the Texas- Shannon county line. [2] The old Nile Schoolhouse was about one mile east (upstream) and on the opposite side of the river across a stream ford. [3]
A post office called Nile was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1914. [4] The community once contained Nile Schoolhouse. [5] The riverside community's name most likely is an allusion to the Nile, in Egypt. [6]
37°21′36″N 91°39′58″W / 37.36000°N 91.66611°W
Nile is an unincorporated community in eastern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is situated on the floodplain of Big Creek, approximately one mile west of the Texas- Shannon county line. [2] The old Nile Schoolhouse was about one mile east (upstream) and on the opposite side of the river across a stream ford. [3]
A post office called Nile was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1914. [4] The community once contained Nile Schoolhouse. [5] The riverside community's name most likely is an allusion to the Nile, in Egypt. [6]
37°21′36″N 91°39′58″W / 37.36000°N 91.66611°W