Chloride, Missouri

Chloride is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Chloride is located on Big Creek along Missouri Route 49. The community is approximately 1.5 miles south of the lead smelter at Glover.[2]

Chloride, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Chloride is located in Missouri
Chloride
Chloride
Chloride is located in the United States
Chloride
Chloride
Coordinates: 37°27′38″N 90°41′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID749349[1]

History

A post office called Chloride was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1953.[3] The community's name is a transfer from Chloride, Arizona, the onetime home of an early settler.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chloride, Missouri
  2. Glover, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2000 (2003 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  4. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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