Jake Prairie is an unincorporated community in northwest Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route F approximately eight miles northwest of Cuba.[2]

History

A post office called Jakes Prairie was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1933.[3] Tradition states the community was named after an Indian who lived near the site.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jake Prairie, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°09′48″N 91°30′41″W / 38.16333°N 91.51139°W / 38.16333; -91.51139


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