Leota, Missouri

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Leota is an unincorporated community in southwestern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route 142 and is approximately two miles north of the Missouri - Arkansas state line. [2]

History

A post office called Leota was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1953. [3] The community was named after Leota Cook, the daughter of a mining official. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leota, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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