Travers, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Traverse was in operation from 1889 until 1894. The name was changed to Travers in 1898, and the post office was discontinued in 1903.^[2] The community was named after O.H. Traverse, an Illinois legislator.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Travers, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
↑ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Barry County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Cassville

Cities	Cassville Exeter Monett‡ Pierce City‡ Purdy Seligman Washburn Wheaton

Villages	Arrow Point Butterfield Chain-O-Lakes Emerald Beach

Townships	Ash Butterfield Capps Creek Corsicana Crane Creek Exeter Flat Creek Jenkins Kings Prairie Liberty McDonald McDowell Mineral Monett Mountain Ozark Pioneer Pleasant Ridge Purdy Roaring River Shell Knob Sugar Creek Washburn Wheaton White River

CDPs	Eagle Rock Golden Shell Knob‡

Unincorporated communities	Cato Corsicana Jenkins Leann Lohmer Madry Mayflower McDowell Mineral Spring Osa Pasley Pioneer Pleasant Ridge Pulaskifield Ridgley Scholten Travers Viola‡ Wheelerville Yonkerville

Ghost towns	Hailey McDonald Roark

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

Coordinates: 36°44′37″N 93°50′12″W / 36.74361°N 93.83667°W / 36.74361; -93.83667

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