Competition, Missouri

Competition is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is about seventeen miles southeast of Lebanon.

Competition was originally called "Newburg", and under the latter name settlement was made in the 1840s.[2] A post office called Competition was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1967.[3] A naming competition accounts for the present name.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Competition, Missouri
  2. 1 2 "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Coordinates: 37°29′01″N 92°25′45″W / 37.48361°N 92.42917°W / 37.48361; -92.42917

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