Calm, Missouri

Calm is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.^[1] The community is located at the junction of Missouri routes 142 and UU, one mile east of the Eleven Point River and two miles west of the Oregon - Ripley county line.^[2]

History

A post office called Calm was established in 1898 and remained in operation until 1907.^[3] According to tradition, the community was so named on account of the low noise level in the neighborhood.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calm, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°33′06″N 91°09′42″W / 36.55167°N 91.16167°W / 36.55167; -91.16167

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calm, Missouri

[2] Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

[4] "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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