Arden, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Arden is an unincorporated community in western Douglas County, Missouri, United States.^[1] Arden is located on a ridge along Missouri Route O between Missouri Route 14 to the north and the community of Red Bank to the south.^[2] The community is on a ridge of Keyger Mountain at an elevation of 1,362 ft (415 m).^[1]

History

A post office called Arden was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1924.^[3] The community's name alludes to the Forest of Arden, the setting of William Shakespeare's As You Like It.^[4]

In 1925, Arden had 33 inhabitants.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arden, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.