Hilda, Missouri

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Hilda is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located on U.S. Route 160 two miles east of the Kissee Mills recreation area on the Beaver Creek arm of Bull Shoals Lake and approximately fifteen miles east of Branson. The Hilda Lookout Tower in approximately one mile south on Lime Kiln Mountain. [2] Hilda is part of the Branson Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Hilda was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1975. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the first name of his wife, Hilda Mosely. [4]

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References

  1. "Hilda". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Hilda, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1979 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

36°39′49″N92°58′55″W / 36.6637°N 92.9819°W / 36.6637; -92.9819