Trail, Missouri

Trail is an unincorporated community in northern Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located approximately twenty-two miles northeast of Gainesville. Access is from Missouri Route 14 in Douglas County south via route AC. The village site is located adjacent to Trail Creek. Trail Creek flows into Bryant Creek, about one mile to the southwest. The Trail cemetery lies about a mile to the northeast along Trail Creek.[1]

Trail, Missouri
Community
Trail, Missouri
Location of Trail, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°46′5″N 92°17′43″W[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyOzark County
Elevation230 m (750 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

A post office called Toledo was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1963.[3] The community name was derived from a family name of local residents.[4]

gollark: They're apparently somehow a monarchist.
gollark: No, this is the politics channel, silly.
gollark: By most metrics things are generally better than in the past.
gollark: I quite like the industrial revolution. We have things like computers, good medicine and electricity now, it's cool.
gollark: You *can* still say vaguely beeish things about a condition you yourself have.

References
  1. Gentryville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trail, Missouri
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.



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