Calm, Missouri

Last updated

Calm is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] The community is located at the junction of Missouri routes 142 and UU, one mile east of the Eleven Point River and two miles west of the Oregon - Ripley county line. [2]

History

A post office called Calm was established in 1898 and remained in operation until 1907. [3] According to tradition, the community was so named on account of the low noise level in the neighborhood. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Couch, Missouri</span> Unincorporated community in Missouri, US

Couch is a small, unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri, United States. It is located six miles south of Alton on Missouri Route A. The ZIP Code for Couch is 65690.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Myrtle, Missouri</span> Unincorporated community in Missouri

Myrtle is a small, unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri, United States. It lies 14 mi (23 km) southeast of Alton, 14 mi (23 km) east of Thayer and approximately 3⁄4 mi (1.2 km) north of the Arkansas state line. The community lies on a low ridge above the south side of Mill Creek along Missouri Route V.

Bardley is an unincorporated community on the Oregon/Ripley county line in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located on Missouri Route J approximately two miles north of U.S. Route 160 and fourteen miles east of Alton.

Carola is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Cull is an unincorporated community in eastern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on a county road south of U.S. Route 160 and is approximately nine miles east of West Plains, near the eastern border of the county. The community of Rover in Oregon County lies about two miles to the east.

Billmore is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Braswell is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Brawley is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Farewell is an unincorporated community in southern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Garfield is an unincorporated community in southeast Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The community is located adjacent to Missouri Route E, approximately three miles southeast of Couch.

Greer is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Greer lies on Missouri Route 19 between Alton to the south-southwest and Winona to the north. Route 19 crosses the Eleven Point River at Greer Crossing, approximately three miles northeast of the village. Greer Spring lies just to the north of the community.

Huddleston is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff, Missouri</span> Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Jeff is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Jobe is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located approximately seven miles east of Couch and five and one-half miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas border. Frederick Creek flows past the north side of the community and the Eleven Point River is 3.5 miles to the east.

Lulu is a populated place in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the Mark Twain National Forest boundary along county road 160-129 approximately one mile north of U.S. Route 160 and five miles east of Alton.

Many Springs is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

New Liberty is an extinct town in northeastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.

Rover is an unincorporated community in western Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies approximately eleven miles west of Alton and is on Missouri Route M, 1.5 miles south of U.S. Route 160.

Royal Oak is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on U.S. Route 160, approximately five miles northwest of Alton. Dry Creek flows past approximately one half mile east of the location.

Woodside is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located on Missouri Route 19 approximately three miles north of Alton.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calm, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°33′06″N91°09′42″W / 36.55167°N 91.16167°W / 36.55167; -91.16167


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.