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Pioneer, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°50′09″N 94°03′18″W / 36.83583°N 94.05500°W / 36.83583; -94.05500
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Pioneer is an unincorporated community in Barry County, Missouri, United States.[1]

History

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A post office called Pioneer was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1934.[2] The community was named for the local pioneer settlers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pioneer, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 206.

36°50′09″N 94°03′18″W / 36.83583°N 94.05500°W / 36.83583; -94.05500