Cuba, Lafayette County, Missouri

Cuba is a ghost town in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Cuba was founded by a colony of African Americans, whose skin color was likened to that of Cubans, hence the name.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba (historical)
  2. ^ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°13′02″N 93°36′41″W / 39.2172396°N 93.6113256°W / 39.2172396; -93.6113256


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