Yucatan, Missouri
Yucatan is an unincorporated community in eastern Callaway County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is on Missouri Route D about four miles south of I-70. Lake Lochaweeno is about two miles to the southwest.[2]
Yucatan, Missouri | |
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  Yucatan, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′16″N 91°45′02″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Callaway |
| Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 573 |
| GNIS feature ID | 741377[1] |
A post office called Yucatan was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1908.[3] The community was named after the nearby Yucatan Baptist Church.[4]
Notes
- "Yucatan, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 38, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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