Clara, Missouri

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Clara is an unincorporated community in central Texas County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located on a hilltop, approximately one-half mile northwest of the Big Piney River. It is about three miles southwest of Houston on Missouri Route Z. [2]

A post office called Clara was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1975. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Clara Lynch. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clara, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

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