Mora, Missouri

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Mora, Missouri
Unincorporated community
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Location of Mora in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°31′25″N93°12′57″W / 38.52361°N 93.21583°W / 38.52361; -93.21583 Coordinates: 38°31′25″N93°12′57″W / 38.52361°N 93.21583°W / 38.52361; -93.21583
Country United States
State Missouri
County Benton
Elevation
[1]
1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65345 [2]
Area code 660
GNIS feature ID722596 [1]

Mora is an unincorporated community in northern Benton County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route U approximately sixteen miles south of Sedalia.

Mora was laid out in 1882, when the railroad was extended to that point. [3] A post office has been in operation at Mora since 1882. [4]

Mora is the birthplace of country music singer Leroy Van Dyke. Stan Kroenke, sports team owner, grew up in Mora and attended schools in Cole Camp.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mora, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Mora ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Benton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 September 2016.


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