Frogtown is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located 1.5 miles south of Old Mines along Missouri Route 21, north of Potosi.[2][3]

The community was named for the frogs at a wetland near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frogtown, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. Postosi, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958

37°58′47″N 90°45′59″W / 37.97972°N 90.76639°W / 37.97972; -90.76639


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