Corsicana, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°47′56″N 93°59′42″W / 36.79889°N 93.99500°W / 36.79889; -93.99500
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Corsicana is an

Shoal Creek, four miles west-southwest of Purdy.[1]

History

A variant name was Gadfly.[2] A post office called Gadfly was established in 1848, the name was changed to Corsicana in 1869, and the post office closed in 1905.[3] The present name is a transfer from Corsicana, New York.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corsicana, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Barry County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

36°47′56″N 93°59′42″W / 36.79889°N 93.99500°W / 36.79889; -93.99500