Dickens, Missouri

Dickens is an unincorporated community in north central Taney County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 76, approximately one mile southwest of Taneyville and 4.5 miles northeast of Forsyth.

[1] A post office called Taney City was established in 1858, and closed in 1894, and a post office called Dickens was in operation from 1899 until 1958.

[3] The present name possibly is a tribute to novelist Charles Dickens.

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