Leann, Missouri

Leann is an unincorporated community in Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A variant name was Marmaduke.^[1] A post office called Marmaduke was established in 1886, the name was changed to Leann in 1890, and the post office closed in 1935.^[2] The present name is after Leann Thomas, the wife of an early postmaster.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leann, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
↑ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Barry County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Cassville
Cities	Cassville Exeter Monett‡ Pierce City‡ Purdy Seligman Washburn Wheaton
Villages	Arrow Point Butterfield Chain-O-Lakes Emerald Beach
Townships	Ash Butterfield Capps Creek Corsicana Crane Creek Exeter Flat Creek Jenkins Kings Prairie Liberty McDonald McDowell Mineral Monett Mountain Ozark Pioneer Pleasant Ridge Purdy Roaring River Shell Knob Sugar Creek Washburn Wheaton White River
CDPs	Eagle Rock Golden Shell Knob‡
Unincorporated communities	Cato Corsicana Jenkins Leann Lohmer Madry Mayflower McDowell Mineral Spring Osa Pasley Pioneer Pleasant Ridge Pulaskifield Ridgley Scholten Travers Viola‡ Wheelerville Yonkerville
Ghost towns	Hailey McDonald Roark
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°48′46″N 93°41′25″W / 36.81278°N 93.69028°W / 36.81278; -93.69028

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