Texas Bend, Missouri

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Texas Bend is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Texas Bend had its start in the 1840s, and most likely was named after a nearby meander on the Mississippi River, which in turned was so named as an allusion to the size of Texas. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Texas Bend, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

36°58′48″N89°21′23″W / 36.98000°N 89.35639°W / 36.98000; -89.35639

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