Olga, Missouri

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Olga is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of Webster County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] Olga is located on Missouri Route Z, approximately five miles northwest of Dogwood in northwest Douglas County. Finley Creek flows just north of the community. [2]

History

A post office called Olga was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1901. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Olga. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olga, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

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