Clara, Missouri

Clara is an unincorporated community in central Texas County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on a hilltop, approximately one-half mile northwest of the Big Piney River. It is about three miles southwest of Houston on Missouri Route Z.[2]

A post office called Clara was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1975.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Clara Lynch.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clara, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.


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