Mecca, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Mecca is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Mecca was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1912.[2] The name possibly is a transfer from Mecca, a holy city in Islam.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mecca, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Plattsburg
- Cameron‡
- Gower‡
- Holt‡
- Lathrop
- Osborn‡
- Plattsburg
- Trimble
- Turney
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°29′03″N 94°31′23″W / 39.48417°N 94.52306°W / 39.48417; -94.52306
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