Lone Star is an unincorporated community in northeast Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
The community is on Missouri Route Y. Siloam Springs is two miles to the north and Martinsville in adjacent Harrison County is approximately five miles to the east. [2]
History
A post office called Lone Star was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] The name may be borrowed from Texas' nickname " Lone Star State". [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lone Star, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 14, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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"Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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