Oak, Missouri

Oak is an unincorporated community in west-central DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri routes 31 and 6 8.5 miles west of Maysville and five miles north of Clarksdale.[2]

History

A post office called Oak was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community most likely was named for the oaks at the original town site.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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