Leota, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Leota is an unincorporated community in southwestern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 142 and is approximately two miles north of the Missouri - Arkansas state line.[2]
History
A post office called Leota was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] The community was named after Leota Cook, the daughter of a mining official.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leota, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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