White Cloud, Missouri

White Cloud is an unincorporated community in Hickory County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is north-northwest of Hermitage, Missouri, the county seat.[2]

The community most likely was named after Chief Mahaska (1784–1843), or Mewhushekaw, also known as White Cloud.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Cloud, Missouri
  2. "Hermitage, Missouri to White Cloud, Missouri". Google Maps. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. "Hickory County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016.

38°01′16″N 93°22′24″W


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