Oak is an unincorporated community in west-central DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri routes 31 and 6 8.5 miles west of Maysville and five miles north of Clarksdale.[2]

History

A post office called Oak was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community most likely was named for the oaks at the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°53′37″N 94°31′47″W / 39.89361°N 94.52972°W / 39.89361; -94.52972


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