Masters, Missouri

Masters is an unincorporated community in southeastern Cedar County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on a ridge northeast of Stockton Lake and the Masters Public Use Area is on the lake shore approximately 1.5 miles west-southwest of the community.[2]

History

A post office called Masters was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community was named after Colonel James Masters.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Masters, Missouri
  2. Bona, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956 (1982 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. "Cedar County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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