Olympia, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Olympia was established in 1899, and closed in 1907.[2] An earlier variant name of the community was Hyattsville, after Mr. Hyatt, a local merchant.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olympia, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "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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