Oates,_Missouri

Oates, Missouri

Oates, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the US state of Missouri

Oates is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Brushy Creek st the intersection of Missouri Route J and county road 836. Nearby communities include Black, approximately seven miles to the east-southeast on the Middle Fork of the Black River and Buick, about six miles to the northwest in Iron County.[2]

History

A post office called Oates was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1920.[3] The namesake of Oates is unknown.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oates, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

37°33′46″N 91°03′23″W


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