Jake Prairie, Missouri

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Jake Prairie is an unincorporated community in northwest Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route F approximately eight miles northwest of Cuba. [2]

History

A post office called Jakes Prairie was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1933. [3] Tradition states the community was named after an Indian who lived near the site. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jake Prairie, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°09′48″N91°30′41″W / 38.16333°N 91.51139°W / 38.16333; -91.51139

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