Prior, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Prior is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.^[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 95, just north of the intersection with Missouri Route 76 and 2.5 miles north of Vanzant.^[2]^[3] The community sits on a ridge between Fox Creek to the west and Clifty Creek to the east, at an elevation of 1,243 ft (379 m).^[3]^[1]

History

A post office called Prior was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1939.^[4] The community was named after an early settler.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prior, Missouri
^ Mountain Grove South 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
^ ^a ^b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)