Oscar, Missouri

Oscar
Unincorporated community
Oscar
Location within the state of Missouri
Oscar
Oscar (the US)
Coordinates: 37°24′51″N 91°49′50″W / 37.41417°N 91.83056°W / 37.41417; -91.83056Coordinates: 37°24′51″N 91°49′50″W / 37.41417°N 91.83056°W / 37.41417; -91.83056[1]
Country United States
State Missouri
County Texas
Elevation[1] 1,270 ft (390 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code 65542

Oscar is an unincorporated community within Jackson Township in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 137 about 5.5 miles south of Licking.[2]

History

A post office called Oscar was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1915.[3] The community has the name of Oscar Bradford, the son of an early settler.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oscar, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.


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