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Passover, Missouri

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Passover
Unincorporated community
Passover is located in Missouri
Passover
Passover
Location of Passover in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°04′51″N 92°35′57″W / 38.08083°N 92.59917°W / 38.08083; -92.59917
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCamden
Post office established1901
Founded byJohnny Passover
Named forJohnny Passover (Likely)

Passover is an unincorporated community in Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The location is on a narrow peninsula, jutting north into the Grandglaize Creek Arm in the southeastern portion of the Lake of the Ozarks. The community is approximately three miles north of Missouri Route A on a county road.[2]

History

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A post office called Passover was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1931.[3] The origin of the name Passover is uncertain, although it is believed that it came from the town's founder Johnny Passover.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Passover, Missouri
  2. ^ Toronto, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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