Cornelia, Missouri

Cornelia is an unincorporated community in southern Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route 13 seven miles south of Warrensburg and five miles north of Post Oak.[2]

History

A post office called Cornelia was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1904.[3] The community was named after Cornelia Love, the wife of an early settler.[4] A variant name was "Shanghai".[1] The reason it was called Shanghai was that Dr. Love, who founded the community, raised Shanghai chickens.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornelia
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. ^ "Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°38′37″N 93°44′22″W / 38.64361°N 93.73944°W / 38.64361; -93.73944


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