Ira, Missouri

Ira is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route E about six miles northwest of Eldridge and about a quarter mile east of the Laclede-Dallas county line.[2]

History

A post office called Ira was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1949.[3] The community has the name of Ira Waterman, an early settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ira, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Coordinates: 37°52′22″N 92°50′59″W / 37.87278°N 92.84972°W / 37.87278; -92.84972


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