Larissa, Missouri

Historic town in the American state of Missouri

Larissa is an historic town located along Hunter Creek in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] Larissa was located on the north part of the floodplain of Hunter Creek, along county road VV-210, at an elevation of 935 feet.[1] The location is approximately one mile upstream (northwest) of the Crystal Springs fish hatchery.[2]

A post office called Larissa was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1919.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Larissa Andrews.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Larissa
2. ^ Sweden, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
4. ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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