Yama, Missouri

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Yama is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Variant names were "Yamma" and "Yuma". [1] It is unknown why the name "Yama" was applied to this community. [2] The community once had a schoolhouse. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yama
  2. ↑ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yama School (historical)

36°15′36″N89°56′35″W / 36.26000°N 89.94306°W / 36.26000; -89.94306


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