Ellis Prairie is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Route AA, 7.5 miles northwest of Houston and 2.5 miles east of Mitchells Corner and Missouri Route 17.[2]
A post office called Ellis Prairie was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1979.[3] The community has the name of Washington Asa Ellis, who settled on a nearby prairie.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ellis Prairie, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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37°24′48″N 92°02′23″W / 37.41333°N 92.03972°W
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