Althea, Missouri
Extinct town in the American state of Missouri
Althea is an extinct town in eastern Ozark County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The location is on the North Fork River at the crossing of Missouri Route H, at an elevation of 623 feet. It is approximately five miles northeast of Tecumseh.[1][2][3]
A post office called Althea was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1926.[4] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter Althea Patrick.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Althea
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Cureall, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1946
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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