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Palmyra, Missouri
Palmyra is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,613 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Palmyra was platted in 1819 and named after the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. The settlement was designated county seat in 1827. A post office called Palmyra has been in operation since 1830.
In 1862, the city was the scene of the Palmyra Massacre, in which ten Confederate prisoners were killed in retaliation for the disappearance of a local Union man.
The Culbertson-Head Farmstead, Dryden-Louthan House, Gardner House, Marion County Jail and Jailor's House, Peter J. Sowers House, Speigle House, Walker-Woodward-Schaffer House, and Ephraim J. Wilson Farm Complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Palmyra is in east-central Marion County, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Hannibal, the largest city in the county, and 6 miles (10 km) west of the Mississippi River. Quincy, Illinois, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northeast, and Canton is 25 miles (40 km) to the north.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Palmyra has a total area of 3.10 square miles (8.03 km2), all land. The city is bordered to the north by the North River, a direct tributary of the Mississippi.
On US 61-24, a divided highway, Palmyra is 6 miles (10 km) north of I-72 (US 36). St. Louis is 127 miles (204 km) to the southeast by US 61; Springfield, Illinois, is 113 miles (182 km) to the east by I-72. Daily Amtrak trains to downtown Chicago leave from nearby Quincy, Illinois.
Palmyra's school district serves a 200-square-mile area with 6,700 people; there are 1,150 students and 170 teachers and staff. There are strong early childhood programs, a private parochial school and several day-care facilities. Nearby Hannibal, Canton, Moberly, and Quincy are home to Hannibal-LaGrange College, Culver-Stockton College, Moberly Area Community College, Quincy University, and John Wood Community College.
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Palmyra, Missouri
Palmyra is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,613 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Palmyra was platted in 1819 and named after the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria. The settlement was designated county seat in 1827. A post office called Palmyra has been in operation since 1830.
In 1862, the city was the scene of the Palmyra Massacre, in which ten Confederate prisoners were killed in retaliation for the disappearance of a local Union man.
The Culbertson-Head Farmstead, Dryden-Louthan House, Gardner House, Marion County Jail and Jailor's House, Peter J. Sowers House, Speigle House, Walker-Woodward-Schaffer House, and Ephraim J. Wilson Farm Complex are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Palmyra is in east-central Marion County, 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Hannibal, the largest city in the county, and 6 miles (10 km) west of the Mississippi River. Quincy, Illinois, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northeast, and Canton is 25 miles (40 km) to the north.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Palmyra has a total area of 3.10 square miles (8.03 km2), all land. The city is bordered to the north by the North River, a direct tributary of the Mississippi.
On US 61-24, a divided highway, Palmyra is 6 miles (10 km) north of I-72 (US 36). St. Louis is 127 miles (204 km) to the southeast by US 61; Springfield, Illinois, is 113 miles (182 km) to the east by I-72. Daily Amtrak trains to downtown Chicago leave from nearby Quincy, Illinois.
Palmyra's school district serves a 200-square-mile area with 6,700 people; there are 1,150 students and 170 teachers and staff. There are strong early childhood programs, a private parochial school and several day-care facilities. Nearby Hannibal, Canton, Moberly, and Quincy are home to Hannibal-LaGrange College, Culver-Stockton College, Moberly Area Community College, Quincy University, and John Wood Community College.
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