Ira,_Missouri

Ira, Missouri

Ira, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Ira is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route E, approximately six miles northwest of Eldridge and about one-quarter mile east of the Laclede-Dallas county line.[2]

History

A post office called Ira was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1949.[3] The community has the name of Ira Waterman, an early settler.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ira, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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