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Southard, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°32′21″N 92°20′16″W / 37.53917°N 92.33778°W / 37.53917; -92.33778
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Southard is an unincorporated community in Laclede County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Southard was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1939.[2] D. T. Southard, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3]

Notable person

Julia Southard Lee, a textile researcher, was born at Southard in 1897.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Southard, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (16 December 2003). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Routledge. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9.

37°32′21″N 92°20′16″W / 37.53917°N 92.33778°W / 37.53917; -92.33778