Hecla, MissouriHecla is an unincorporated community in northwest Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 139 ten miles north of Meadville and seven miles west of Purdin. Parson Creek flows past one half mile to the east.[2] HistoryA post office called Hecla was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The name may be a transfer from Hekla, a volcano in Iceland.[4] References
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