Santa Rosa, Missouri

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Santa Rosa is an unincorporated community in northeast DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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The community sits adjacent to the DeKalb-Daviess county line on the north side of Missouri Route E. Grindstone Creek flows past one-quarter mile to the east. [2]

History

A post office called Santa Rosa was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] Besides the post office the community had a schoolhouse, the Santa Rosa School. [4]

Demographics

Santa Rosa was incorporated during the 1930 and 1940 US census. Its population then was 122 and 141, respectively. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa School
  5. ↑ "Missouri Population 1900-1990" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

39°58′47″N94°12′20″W / 39.97972°N 94.20556°W / 39.97972; -94.20556

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