Prior is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 95, just north of the intersection with Missouri Route 76 and 2.5 miles north of Vanzant.[2][3] The community sits on a ridge between Fox Creek to the west and Clifty Creek to the east, at an elevation of 1,243 ft (379 m).[3][1]
History
editA post office called Prior was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1939.[4] The community was named after an early settler.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prior, Missouri
- ^ Mountain Grove South 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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