title: Amos, Missouri
text: # Amos, Missouri
  
  Amos is an unincorporated community in northwest Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
  
  The community is approximately 1.5 miles east of the Missouri-Kansas border, approximately three miles north-northwest of Stotesbury, and about 16 miles northwest of Nevada. It is on the banks of Duncan Creek one mile north of that stream's confluence with the Little Osage River.
  
  ## History
  
  Amos was platted in 1894 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community has the name of Amos Nickerson, a local merchant. A post office called Amos was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1931.
  
  In 1925, Amos had 31 inhabitants.
  
  