Althea is an extinct town in eastern Ozark County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The location is on the North Fork River at the crossing of Missouri Route H, at an elevation of 623 feet. It is approximately five miles northeast of Tecumseh.[1][2][3]
A post office called Althea was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1926.[4] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his daughter Althea Patrick.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Althea
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Cureall, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1946
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ^ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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