Isadora, Missouri
Isadora, Missouri | |
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Church of Christ at Isadora, March 2025 | |
Isadora, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′33″N 94°31′04″W / 40.52583°N 94.51778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Worth |
| Township | Union |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 730122[1] |
Isadora is an unincorporated community in northwest Worth County, Missouri, United States.
Description
Isadora is on Missouri Route A, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Grant City and 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Sheridan. =The community is on the floodplain of the Grand River and is three miles (4.8 km) south of the Missouri–Iowa state line.[2]
History
Isadora was platted in 1863.[3] A post office called Isadora was established in 1866, and remained in operation until 1951.[4] According to tradition, the community was named after the wife of a pioneer man who paid a visit to the area.[3] The population in the 1870s was about 150.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Isadora, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 198, p. 14 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ a b "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
- ^ Brothers, The Edward (1887). An illustrated historical atlas of Worth County, Missouri.
External links
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