Carola, Missouri

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Carola, Missouri
Unincorporated community
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Carola
Coordinates: 36°33′06″N90°20′09″W / 36.55167°N 90.33583°W / 36.55167; -90.33583
Country United States
State Missouri
County Butler
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 573
GNIS feature ID740723 [1]

Carola is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route N 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Oglesville; the Missouri-Arkansas border is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the south. The Black River flows past the west side of the community. [2]

History

A post office called Carola was established in 1882 and remained in operation until 1913. [3] The community was named after a boat belonging to a group of German first settlers. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carola, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 67 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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