Clara is an unincorporated community in central Texas County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located on a hilltop, approximately one-half mile northwest of the Big Piney River. It is about three miles southwest of Houston on Missouri Route Z. [2]
A post office called Clara was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1975. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Clara Lynch. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clara, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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37°17′59″N 92°01′17″W / 37.29972°N 92.02139°W
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