Prosperine, Missouri

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Prosperine is an unincorporated community in northwest Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri. [1] The community is located on Route AA, approximately 2.5 miles southwest of Eldridge. [2]

History

A post office called Prosperine was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1952. [3] The community's founder expected the settlement to prosper, hence the name. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prosperine, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°47′34″N92°45′59″W / 37.79278°N 92.76639°W / 37.79278; -92.76639

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