McDonald, Missouri

McDonald is an extinct town in Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community once held the county seat of Barry County.^[2]

McDonald was laid out in 1841, and named in honor of a family of settlers.^[2] A post office called McDonald was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1854.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McDonald (historical)
1 2 "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.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. 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

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