Louisa, Missouri

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Louisa is an extinct town in southern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community was located along the South Prong of Jacks Fork Creek, southeast of Grogan. [2]

Texas County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Texas County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,008. Its county seat is Houston. The county was organized in 1843 as Ashley County, changing its name in 1845 to Texas, after the Republic of Texas.

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Missouri U.S. state in the United States

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. Missouri is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

A post office called Louisa was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1923. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Louisa Embree. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Louisa
  2. Elk Creek, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  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.

Coordinates: 37°08′10″N91°54′37″W / 37.13611°N 91.91028°W / 37.13611; -91.91028

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