Oates, Missouri

Oates is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Brushy Creek st the intersection of Missouri Route J and county road 836. Nearby communities include Black, approximately seven miles to the east-southeast on the Middle Fork of the Black River and Buick, about six miles to the northwest in Iron County.[2]

History

A post office called Oates was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1920.[3] The namesake of Oates is unknown.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oates, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.


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