East Lake, Missouri

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East Lake is an extinct town in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

A post office called Eastlake was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1905. [2] The community was so named on account of a nearby (former) lake which lied in the eastern section of New Madrid County. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Lake
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

36°48′25″N89°31′13″W / 36.80694°N 89.52028°W / 36.80694; -89.52028


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