Winnipeg, Missouri
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Winnipeg | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Laclede |
Winnipeg is an unincorporated community in eastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri.[1] The community is located above Nelson Creek, approximately three miles northeast of Missouri Route 32. Falcon and Nebo are to the west and southwest respectively. Missouri Route 17 and the southwestern corner of Fort Leonard Wood are about two miles to the east.[2]
History
A post office called Winnipeg was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] The community was named after the Canadian city of Winnipeg, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winnipeg, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 51-2, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
37°36′16″N 92°18′08″W / 37.60444°N 92.30222°W
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