Elijah, Missouri

Elijah, Missouri
Community
Location of Elijah, Missouri
Elijah, Missouri
Location of Elijah, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°36′42″N 92°8′57″W / 36.61167°N 92.14917°W / 36.61167; -92.14917Coordinates: 36°36′42″N 92°8′57″W / 36.61167°N 92.14917°W / 36.61167; -92.14917[1]
Country U. S. A.
State Missouri
County Ozark County
Elevation[1] 270 m (890 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Elijah, Missouri is an unincorporated community in eastern Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is about twenty-two miles west of West Plains on Missouri Supplemental Route V just one mile south of U.S. Route 160. The community is located on North Bridges Creek with Spoon Spring within the village.[1]

The community was named after Elijah Harden, the son of an early settler.[3] A post office was established in 1905 and was closed in 1977.[4] The post office had a ZIP code of 65642, but mail service is now provided by the post office in Caulfield.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bakersfield, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elijah, Missouri
  3. ↑ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ozark County post offices


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