Clementine, Missouri

Clementine is an unincorporated community in western Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It lies along the former U.S. Route 66. The community is located fourteen miles southwest of Rolla.[2]

A post office called Clementine was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1926.[3] The namesake of Clementine is unknown.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clementine, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 46, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

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