Yount is an unincorporated settlement in Saint Mary's Township in Perry County, Missouri.
History
Yount was established in 1886 as Yount's Store, and was named for Henry Yount, a merchant and storekeeper, as well as a postmaster and county judge. The name was shortened to Yount in 1888.State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html The post office operated in Yount from 1887 until 1954.Missouri Postal History http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/pe157pe.htm
Mt. Pisca Lutheran Church was founded in Yount in 1852 and continued until 1868. In that same year, the church became the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church which existed until 1974.
Geography Yount is located southwest of Perryville, Missouri.A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri . Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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