Owasco, Missouri
Owasco is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Owasco was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1919.[2] Owasco is an Indian name for "bridge".[3] Besides the post office, Owasco had a country store.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owasco, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 367.
- ^ "Sullivan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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