High Prairie is an unincorporated community in Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The village sits adjacent to the Osage Fork Gasconade River on Missouri Route 38, approximately 4.8 miles west of Duncan.[2]
History
editA post office called High Prairie was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1891.[3] The community was named for a prairie near the original town site.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Prairie, Missouri
- ^ High Prairie Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ^ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
37°17′43″N 92°45′55″W / 37.29528°N 92.76528°W
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