Cornelia, Missouri

Cornelia is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Cornelia was established in 1855, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] The community was named after Cornelia Love, the wife of an early settler.[3] A variant name was "Shanghai".[1] The reason it was called Shanghai was that Dr. Love, who founded the community, raised Shanghai chickens.

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornelia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. "Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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