Damsel, Missouri

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Damsel
Unincorporated community
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Damsel
Location of Damsel in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°06′35″N92°41′25″W / 38.10972°N 92.69028°W / 38.10972; -92.69028
Country United States
US State Missouri
County Camden
Post office established1885

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]

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 March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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