Mecca, Missouri

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Mecca is an extinct hamlet in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The site has since been submerged by Smithville Lake.

History

A post office called Mecca was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1912. [2] The name possibly is a transfer from Mecca, a holy city in Islam. [3] The populated as about 25 in the early 20th Century. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mecca, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Williams, Walter (1915). A History of Northwest Missouri Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 439.

39°29′03″N94°31′23″W / 39.48417°N 94.52306°W / 39.48417; -94.52306


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