Olympia, Missouri

Olympia is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 97 at the intersection with county routes E and CC approximately nine miles south of El Dorado Springs. Horse Creek flows past about one mile to the east.[2]

History

A post office called Olympia was established in 1899, and closed in 1907.[3] An earlier variant name of the community was Hyattsville, after Mr. Hyatt, a local merchant.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Olympia, Missouri
  2. Montevallo, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1977 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  4. "Cedar County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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