Czar, Missouri

Czar is an unincorporated community in southeastern Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located on the east side of Shoal Creek on Missouri Route Y, approximately four miles north of Viburnum. The Czar church and cemetery are about one-half mile northwest and the Czar Lookout Tower is on a ridge about one mile northeast on Route Y.[2]

History

A post office called Czar was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1916.[3] The origin of the name Czar is obscure.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Czar, Missouri
  2. Cortois, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978 (1985 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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