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Trask, Missouri

Coordinates: 36°58′39″N 91°48′06″W / 36.97750°N 91.80167°W / 36.97750; -91.80167
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Trask is an unincorporated community in northern Howell County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route V, approximately one mile south of U.S. Route 60 between Willow Springs and Mountain View.[2]

History

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A post office called Trask was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1933.[3] The community has the name of the local Trask family.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trask, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°58′39″N 91°48′06″W / 36.97750°N 91.80167°W / 36.97750; -91.80167