Opal, Missouri

Opal is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Opal is located on Missouri Route 39-Missouri Route 265 about midway between Mount Vernon to the northwest and Aurora to the southeast.[2]

The community most likely has the first name of a local woman.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opal, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°01′16″N 93°46′13″W / 37.02111°N 93.77028°W / 37.02111; -93.77028


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