Lone Star, Missouri
Lone Star is an unincorporated community in northeast Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
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.
History
A post office called Lone Star was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1906. The name may be borrowed from Texas' nickname "Lone Star State".
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.
- ^ "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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