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Dickens is an unincorporated community in Taney County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A variant name was "Taney City". A post office called Taney City was established in 1858, and closed in 1894, and a post office called Dickens was in operation from 1899 until 1958. The present name possibly is a tribute to novelist Charles Dickens.

Municipalities and communities of Taney County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Forsyth

Cities	Branson‡ Forsyth Hollister Rockaway Beach

Villages	Bull Creek Kirbyville Merriam Woods Saddlebrooke‡ Taneyville

Townships	Beaver Big Creek Branson Cedar Creek Jasper Oliver Scott Swan

CDP	Kissee Mills

Other unincorporated communities	Bradleyville Brownbranch Cedar Creek Day Dickens Garber Hercules Hilda McClurg Mildred Mincy Ozark Beach Point Lookout Powersite Protem Ridgedale Swan Table Rock Walnut Shade

Ghost towns	Cedar Valley Eastview Flag McFarland Melva Nance Rueter

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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