Corsicana, Missouri
Corsicana is an unincorporated community in western Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located along a tributary to Shoal Creek, four miles west-southwest of Purdy.[1]
History
A variant name was Gadfly.[2] A post office called Gadfly was established in 1848, the name was changed to Corsicana in 1869, and the post office closed in 1905.[3] The present name is a transfer from Corsicana, New York.[4]
References
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corsicana, Missouri
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "Barry County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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