Prior, Missouri

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Prior is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route 95, just north of the intersection with Missouri Route 76 and 2.5 miles north of Vanzant. [2] [3] The community sits on a ridge between Fox Creek to the west and Clifty Creek to the east, at an elevation of 1,243 ft (379 m). [3] [1]

History

A post office called Prior was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1939. [4] The community was named after an early settler. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prior, Missouri
  2. ↑ Mountain Grove South 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
  3. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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