Damsel, Missouri

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Damsel is an unincorporated community in Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located between two arms of the Lake of the Ozarks along U.S. Route 54, approximately seven miles northeast of Camdenton and 4.5 miles southwest of Osage Beach. [2]

History

A post office called Damsel was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1920. [3] The origin of the name Damsel is uncertain. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Damsel, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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