Locust, Missouri
Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Locust is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on South Fork Bratten Spring Creek, approximately one mile east of a northeast arm of Bull Shoals Lake. Access is via a county road south from U.S. Route 160, southwest of Gainesville.[2]
History
A post office called Locust was established in 1911, and remained in operation until 1940.[3] The community was named for a grove of locusts near the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locust, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Ozark County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Gainesville
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- Dawt
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- Lick Creek
- Longrun
- Noble
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- Pine Creek
- Pontiac
- Richland
- Spring Creek
- Thornfield
- West Bridges
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36°33′49″N 92°32′33″W / 36.56361°N 92.54250°W / 36.56361; -92.54250
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