Orla is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] The community is located near the junction of Missouri Route 5 and Route O, east of the Osage Fork Gasconade River and approximately eleven miles south of Lebanon.[2]

History

A post office called Orla was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] The name Orla is said to be named after the son of an early settler.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orla, Missouri
  2. Russ, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1979
  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)

37°31′35″N 92°34′58″W / 37.52639°N 92.58278°W / 37.52639; -92.58278


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