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Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
Lecoma
Unincorporated community
Lecoma is located in MissouriLecomaLecoma
Coordinates: 37°46′34″N 91°43′52″W / 37.77611°N 91.73111°W / 37.77611; -91.73111
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDent County
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Lecoma is an unincorporated community in northwestern Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately twelve miles south of Rolla.

A post office called Lecoma was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1990. The community's name is an amalgamation of the surnames of local merchants Lenox, Comstock, and Martin.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lecoma, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Municipalities and communities of Dent County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Salem
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Map of Missouri highlighting Dent County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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