Oskaloosa, Missouri

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Oskaloosa is an unincorporated community in northwest Barton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is one mile east of the Missouri-Kansas border. The town of Arcadia, Kansas lies adjacent to the border in Kansas. Missouri Route K passes just north of the community and Dry Wood Creek flows past one mile to the east. [2]

History

A post office called Oskaloosa was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1953. [3] The community was named after Oskaloosa, Iowa, the native home of a share of the first settlers. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oskaloosa, Missouri
  2. Garland Kans. - MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. "Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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