Grace, Laclede County, Missouri

Grace is an unincorporated community in northern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route D, two miles north of Eldridge and two miles west of Missouri Route 5.[2]

History

A post office called Grace was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1928.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter, Grace Devine.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grace, Laclede County, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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