Uva, Missouri

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Uva, Missouri
Unincorporated community
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Uva
Coordinates: 39°43′52″N91°27′12″W / 39.73111°N 91.45333°W / 39.73111; -91.45333
Country United States
State Missouri
County Marion
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 573
GNIS feature ID740404 [1]

Uva is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States. [1]

An early variant name was "Mount Zion Community", after a nearby church of that name. [2] A post office called Uva was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1901. [3] It is unknown why the name "Uva" was applied to this community. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Uva, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.


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