Corsicana is an unincorporated community in western Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located along a tributary to Shoal Creek, four miles west-southwest of Purdy.[1]
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corsicana, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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