Corsicana, Missouri

Corsicana is an unincorporated community in western Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located along a tributary to Shoal Creek, four miles west-southwest of Purdy.[1]

History

A variant name was Gadfly.[2] A post office called Gadfly was established in 1848, the name was changed to Corsicana in 1869, and the post office closed in 1905.[3] The present name is a transfer from Corsicana, New York.[4]

References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corsicana, Missouri
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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