McClurg, Missouri

McClurg is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern Taney County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route W, approximately three miles (five  km) east of Brownbranch or twenty miles (32 km) northeast of Forsyth.[2] McClurg is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called McClurg was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1993.[3] The community has the name of Joseph W. McClurg, 19th governor of Missouri.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McClurg, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.


36°47′04″N 92°46′30″W / 36.78444°N 92.77500°W / 36.78444; -92.77500


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