Hecla, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Hecla is an unincorporated community in northwest Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route 139 ten miles north of Meadville and seven miles west of Purdin. Parson Creek flows past one half mile to the east.[2]
History
A post office called Hecla was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The name may be a transfer from Hekla, a volcano in Iceland.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 22 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Linneus
- Brookfield
- Browning‡
- Bucklin
- Laclede
- Linneus
- Marceline‡
- Meadville
- Purdin
- Baker
- Benton
- Brookfield
- Bucklin
- Clay
- Enterprise
- Grantsville
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Locust Creek
- Marceline
- North Salem
- Parson Creek
- Yellow Creek
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°56′23″N 93°18′15″W / 39.93972°N 93.30417°W / 39.93972; -93.30417
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