Ira is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route E, approximately six miles northwest of Eldridge and about one-quarter mile east of the Laclede-Dallas county line.[2]
History
editA post office called Ira was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1949.[3] The community has the name of Ira Waterman, an early settler.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ira, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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