Leemon, Missouri

Leemon is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

[1] The community is on Missouri Route 177 approximately three miles east of Fruitland.

[2] A post office called Leemon was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1905.

[3] The community was named after Leemon Hale, the proprietor of a local sawmill.

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