Two Mile Prairie, Missouri
Two Mile Prairie is an unincorporated community in northern Columbia Township, Boone County, Missouri, United States, northeast of Columbia. Its elevation is 879 feet (268 m).[1]
Two Mile Prairie | |
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  Two Mile Prairie Location within the state of Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 39°1′5″N 92°10′1″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Boone |
| Township | Columbia |
| Elevation | 879 ft (268 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 759385[1] |
It shares a name with Two Mile Prairie Elementary School in Columbia. The community is part of the Columbia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community took its name from a nearby two-mile long prairie of the same name.[2]
References
- "Two Mile Prairie, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
Further reading
- "Area farmers face price squeeze: Grain elevators are filling up quickly." Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) (Oct 11, 2007): NA. General OneFile. Gale. TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (CELPLO). 23 Feb. 2008 <http://find.galenet.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>. Gale Document Number:CJ169738534 "Brothers Frank and John Glenn yesterday took advantage of good weather to reap the annual soybean harvest on their family farm in the Two Mile Prairie area northeast of Columbia."
- "Planners settle on Ashland site for sewage plant." Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) (August 15, 2007): NA. General OneFile. Gale. TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARIES (CELPLO). 23 Feb. 2008 <http://find.galenet.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>. Gale Document Number:CJ167634040 "...the Two Mile Prairie task force believes the best location for the new [wastewater treatment] plant is the current Ashland Wastewater Treatment Plant.'
External links
Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Missouri, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Missouri highlighting Boone County | |
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡a small part of Centralia is in Audrain County | |
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