Grace, Laclede County, Missouri

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Grace is an unincorporated community in northern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route D, two miles north of Eldridge and two miles west of Missouri Route 5. [2]

History

A post office called Grace was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1928. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter, Grace Devine. [4]

References

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

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