Purvis, Missouri

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Purvis
Unincorporated community
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Purvis
Location of Purvis in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°09′50″N92°49′03″W / 38.16389°N 92.81750°W / 38.16389; -92.81750
Country United States
State Missouri
County Camden
Post office established1888
Named for Purvis family

Purvis is an unincorporated community in northern Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on the north shore of the Lake of the Ozarks. The Purvis cemetery is located to the southwest across the Brush Creek arm of the lake. The community of Laurie is located on Missouri Route 5 and is approximately two miles to the north, in Morgan County. [2]

History

A post office called Purvis was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1945. [3] The community has the name of a local family. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Purvis, Missouri
  2. ↑ Sunrise Beach MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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