High Prairie, Missouri

High Prairie is an unincorporated community in Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The village sits adjacent to the Osage Fork Gasconade River on Missouri Route 38, approximately 4.8 miles west of Duncan.[2]

History

A post office called High Prairie was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1891.[3] The community was named for a prairie near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Prairie, Missouri
  2. ^ High Prairie Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

37°17′43″N 92°45′55″W / 37.29528°N 92.76528°W / 37.29528; -92.76528


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