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Oskaloosa, Missouri

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Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Oskaloosa is an unincorporated community in northwest Barton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is one mile east of the Missouri-Kansas border. The town of Arcadia, Kansas lies adjacent to the border in Kansas. Missouri Route K passes just north of the community and Dry Wood Creek flows past one mile to the east.

History

A post office called Oskaloosa was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1953. The community was named after Oskaloosa, Iowa, the native home of a share of the first settlers.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oskaloosa, Missouri
  2. Garland Kans. - MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
  4. "Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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37°38′21″N 94°35′33″W / 37.63917°N 94.59250°W / 37.63917; -94.59250


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