Pearl, Missouri

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Pearl is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Pearl is located on Missouri Route 123, four miles northwest of Willard. Cave Spring lies approximately one mile to the east. [2]

History

A post office called Pearl was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1928. [3] The community was named after a local child. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pearl, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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