McClurg, Missouri

McClurg is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern Taney County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route W, approximately three miles (five  km) east of Brownbranch or twenty miles (32 km) northeast of Forsyth.[2] McClurg is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called McClurg was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1993.[3] The community has the name of Joseph W. McClurg, 19th Governor of Missouri.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McClurg, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.



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