Olga, Missouri

Olga is an unincorporated community in the southwest corner of Webster County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] Olga is located on Missouri Route Z, approximately five miles northwest of Dogwood in northwest Douglas County. Finley Creek flows just north of the community.[2]

History

A post office called Olga was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1901.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Olga.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olga, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  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°05′19″N 92°54′25″W / 37.08861°N 92.90694°W / 37.08861; -92.90694


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