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Thorpe is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies just north of the Dallas-Webster county line, with Missouri Route W and the Niangua River passing about one mile to the east. The community lies approximately midway between Buffalo, eleven miles to the northwest and Marshfield, eleven miles to the southeast.

History

A post office called Thorpe was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1907. The community has the name of J. G. T. Thorpe, a pioneer citizen.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thorpe, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
4. "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dallas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Buffalo
Cities	Buffalo Urbana
Village	Louisburg
Townships	Grant Jackson Jasper Lincoln Miller North Benton Sheridan Sherman South Benton Washington Wilson
CDP	Bennett Springs‡
Other unincorporated communities	Boyd Celt Charity Cloverdale Elixer Foose Handley Leadmine Long Lane March Mathis Olive Plad Redtop Reynolds Shady Grove Spring Grove Thorpe Tilden Tunas Wall Street Windyville Wood Hill
Ghost towns	Corkery‡ Hico
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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