Alice, Missouri

Alice is an unincorporated community in southwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community was located on a high ridge above and north of West Piney Creek on Missouri Route 38, approximately one mile east of Bendavis and 1.5 miles west of Fairview.[2] The Alice school was just east of the community.[3]

History

A post office called Alice was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1927.[4] The community has the name of Alice Embree, a pioneer citizen.[5]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alice, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. Bado, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1943
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.



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