Clarks Fork, Missouri

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Clarks Fork is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route 87 approximately one mile southeast of the stream Clark Fork. Boonville is approximately seven miles to the northwest. [2]

History

A post office called Clarks Fork was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1908. [3] The community took its name from Clark Fork. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarks Fork, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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