Alice, Missouri
Alice is an unincorporated community in southwest Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community was located on a high ridge above and north of West Piney Creek on Missouri Route 38, approximately one mile east of Bendavis and 1.5 miles west of Fairview.[2] The Alice school was just east of the community.[3]
History
A post office called Alice was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1927.[4] The community has the name of Alice Embree, a pioneer citizen.[5]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alice, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- Bado, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1943
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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