Ellis Prairie, Missouri

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Ellis Prairie is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located on Missouri Route AA, 7.5 miles northwest of Houston and 2.5 miles east of Mitchells Corner and Missouri Route 17. [2]

A post office called Ellis Prairie was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1979. [3] The community has the name of Washington Asa Ellis, who settled on a nearby prairie. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellis Prairie, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 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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