Vada, Missouri

Vada is an unincorporated community in northern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 32, approximately three miles northeast of Success.[2]

History

A post office called Vada was established in 1917, and remained in operation until 1929.[3] An early postmaster named the community after his daughter, Nevada "Vada" Jackson.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vada, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.



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