Yama, Missouri

Yama is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

Variant names were "Yamma" and "Yuma".^[1] It is unknown why the name "Yama" was applied to this community.^[2] The community once had a schoolhouse.^[3]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yama
↑ "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yama School (historical)

Municipalities and communities of Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Caruthersville
Cities	Bragg City Caruthersville Cooter Hayti Hayti Heights Holland Homestown Portageville‡ Steele Wardell
Villages	Pascola
Townships	Braggadocio Butler Concord Cooter Godair Hayti Holland Little Prairie Little River Pascola Pemiscot Virginia
CDP	Hayward
Other unincorporated communities	Acorn Corner Bakerville Braggadocio Concord Covington Cunningham De Lisle Deering Denton Gayoso Gibson Gobler Hermondale Ingram Ridge Kinfolks Ridge McCarty Micola Mid City Netherlands North Wardell Oak Ridge Peach Orchard Shade Stubtown Tyler Vicksburg Yama
Ghost towns	Black Island Brent Canady Faust Fourteen Bend Kennedy Stancil Stewart Swift Terry Westbrook
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°15′36″N 89°56′35″W / 36.26000°N 89.94306°W / 36.26000; -89.94306

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