Owasco, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Owasco is an unincorporated community in Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route V approximately 8.5 miles southeast of Milan. The community of Mystic on Missouri Route 129 is about 2.5 miles to the northeast. The community is on a ridge between East and West Yellow Creeks.[2]

## History

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A post office called Owasco was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1919.[3] Owasco is an Indian name for "bridge".[4] Besides the post office, Owasco had a country store.[5]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owasco, Missouri
2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22 ISBN 0899332242
3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
4. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 367.
5. ^ "Sullivan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Sullivan County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Milan

Cities|

* Browning‡
* Green City
* Greencastle
* Harris
* Milan
* Newtown

Map of Missouri highlighting Sullivan County

Villages|

* Humphreys
* Osgood
* Pollock

Townships|

* Bowman
* Buchanan
* Clay
* Duncan
* Jackson
* Liberty
* Morris
* Penn
* Pleasant Hill
* Polk
* Taylor
* Union

CDP|

* Winigan

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bairdston
* Boynton
* Cora
* Jacksonville
* Judson
* Lindley‡
* Mystic
* Owasco
* Parsons
* Paw Paw
* Pennville
* Reger
* Sticklerville
* Wintersville

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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