Clarks Fork, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Clarks Fork is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 87 approximately one mile southeast of the stream Clark Fork. Boonville is approximately seven miles to the northwest.[2]

History

A post office called Clarks Fork was established in 1841, and remained in operation until 1908.[3] The community took its name from Clark Fork.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarks Fork, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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38°53′13″N 92°39′10″W / 38.88694°N 92.65278°W / 38.88694; -92.65278


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