Lanes Prairie is an unincorporated community in eastern Maries County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is just east of Missouri Route 28 on county road 419. Belle is approximately seven miles north on route 28 and Vienna is twelve miles west via Missouri routes Z and 42.[2]
History
editA post office called Lane's Prairie was established in 1851.[3] The community has the name of Charles Lane, a pioneer citizen.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lanes Prairie, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 46 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Maries County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
38°11′10″N 91°43′45″W / 38.18611°N 91.72917°W
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