Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Damsel is an
unincorporated community in
Camden County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri.
[1] The community is located between two arms of the
Lake of the Ozarks along
U.S. Route 54, approximately seven miles northeast of
Camdenton and 4.5 miles southwest of
Osage Beach.
[2]
History
A post office called Damsel was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1920.
[3] The origin of the name Damsel is uncertain.
[4]
References
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^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Damsel, Missouri
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^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
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^
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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^
"Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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