Ira is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route E, approximately six miles northwest of Eldridge and about one-quarter mile east of the Laclede-Dallas county line.[2]

History

A post office called Ira was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1949.[3] The community has the name of Ira Waterman, an early settler.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ira, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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