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Prospect Grove, Missouri

Prospect Grove was an unincorporated community in Scotland County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 1938 all that remained was the schoolhouse, named after the community.

History

A post office called Prospect Grove was established by 1853, and remained in operation until 1904. The post office was a farm in 1876. The community was named for the grove in the prairie near the original town site.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Grove, Missouri
  2. ^ "Scotland County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.

40°31′35″N 91°58′56″W / 40.52639°N 91.98222°W / 40.52639; -91.98222