Mecca, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Mecca was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1912.^[2] The name possibly is a transfer from Mecca, a holy city in Islam.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mecca, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
↑ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Plattsburg

Cities	Cameron‡ Gower‡ Holt‡ Lathrop Osborn Plattsburg Trimble

Village	Turney

Townships	Atchison Clinton Concord Hardin Jackson Lafayette Lathrop Platte Shoal

Unincorporated communities	Barnesville Braley Converse Grayson Haynesville Hemple Lilly Mecca Perrin Starfield

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°29′03″N 94°31′23″W / 39.48417°N 94.52306°W / 39.48417; -94.52306

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