Fortuna, Missouri
Fortuna is a small city in western Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located 12 miles (19 km) southwest of California on Route 5.
A post office called Fortuna has been in operation since 1882.[2] The community was named after Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fortuna, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 333.
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