Success, Missouri

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Coordinates: [1] 37°26′37″N92°05′16″W / 37.44361°N 92.08778°W / 37.44361; -92.08778 Coordinates: 37°26′37″N92°05′16″W / 37.44361°N 92.08778°W / 37.44361; -92.08778
Country United States
State Missouri
County Texas County
Elevation
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1,404 ft (428 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (CDT)

Success is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately twelve miles northwest of Houston at the southern intersection of Routes 17 and 32. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Texas County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Texas County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,008. Its county seat is Houston. The county was organized in 1843 as Ashley County, changing its name in 1845 to Texas, after the Republic of Texas.

Missouri U.S. state in the United States

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. Missouri is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

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History

The first settlement at Success was made in 1880. [3] The nearby original town site is today officially known as "Old Success" [4] and is located about one mile to the north. [2] A post office called Success has been in operation since 1880. [5] Founders of the community most likely named it "Success" in order to promote a mineral spa established there. [6]

Mineral spa

Mineral spas are spa resorts developed around naturally occurring mineral springs. Like seaside resorts, they are mainly used recreationally although they also figured prominently in prescientific medicine.

Education

The Success R-VI School District has a K-8 enrollment. [7] The students attend Houston, Plato and Licking for high school.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Success
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  7. "Homepage". Success R-VI School District. Retrieved 29 December 2016.