Chloride, Missouri
Chloride, Missouri | |
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  Chloride  Chloride | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′38″N 90°41′13″W / 37.46056°N 90.68694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Iron |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 573 |
| GNIS feature ID | 749349[1] |
Chloride is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Chloride is located on Big Creek along Missouri Route 49. The community is approximately 1.5 miles south of the lead smelter at Glover.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Chloride was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] The community's name is a transfer from Chloride, Arizona, the onetime home of an early settler.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloride, Missouri
- ^ Glover, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2000 (2003 rev.)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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