Lone Star, Missouri

Lone Star is an unincorporated community in northeast Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route Y. Siloam Springs is two miles to the north and Martinsville in adjacent Harrison County is approximately five miles to the east.[2]

History

A post office called Lone Star was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The name may be borrowed from Texas' nickname "Lone Star State".[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Star, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 14, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

40°20′29″N 94°15′12″W / 40.341385°N 94.253289°W / 40.341385; -94.253289


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