Lecoma
Lecoma is located in Missouri
Lecoma
Lecoma
Coordinates: 37°46′34″N 91°43′52″W / 37.77611°N 91.73111°W / 37.77611; -91.73111
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDent County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Lecoma is an unincorporated community in northwestern Dent County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately twelve miles south of Rolla.

A post office called Lecoma was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1990.[2] The community's name is an amalgamation of the surnames of local merchants Lenox, Comstock, and Martin.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lecoma, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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