Isadora, Missouri
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Isadora, Missouri | |
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Coordinates: 40°31′33″N 94°31′04″W / 40.52583°N 94.51778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Worth |
Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 660 |
GNIS feature ID | 730122[1] |
Isadora is an unincorporated community in northwest Worth County, Missouri, United States. Isadora is on Missouri Route A six miles northwest northwest of Grant City and five miles east of Sheridan. The community is on the floodplain of the Grand River and three miles south of the Missouri - Iowa state line.[2]
Isadora was platted in 1863.[3] A post office called Isadora was established in 1866, and remained in operation until 1951.[4] According to tradition, the community was named after the wife of a pioneer man who paid a visit to the area.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Isadora, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 198, p. 14 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ a b "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2017.