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Coleman
Unincorporated Community
Country United States
State Missouri
County Cass County
Elevation
1,017 ft (310 m)
Area code(s) 816

Coleman is a small place in Cass County, Missouri, in the United States. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that doesn't have its own local government, like a city or town does. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

History

Coleman has an interesting history! A post office was opened there in 1886. A post office is a place where people can send and receive mail. It was a very important building for the community back then. This post office stayed open for many years, until 1926. The community got its name from a person named Jack Coleman. He was the first owner of the land where Coleman was built.

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