Lanton, Missouri

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Lanton is an unincorporated community in southern Howell County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Route 17 between Missouri Route 142 and the Arkansas line approximately one mile to the south.[2]

A post office called Lanton was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1977.[3] The community's name is an amalgamation of Lancaster and Sutton, the surnames of two early settlers.[4]

The Lanton Fire Department boasts the lowest ISO rating in the region of most rural fire departments,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and operates out of two stations, one in Lanton proper, the other halfway to West Plains.

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  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Script error: No such module "If empty".
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, Template:ISBN
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