Iantha, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Iantha, Missouri
Settlement Type:Census-Designated Place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Barton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.70
Area Land Km2:0.70
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.27
Area Land Sq Mi:0.27
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:95
Population Density Km2:135.60
Population Density Sq Mi:351.85
Elevation Ft:988
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:29-34192
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806381

Iantha is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Barton County, Missouri. It is located six miles west of Lamar.

History

Iantha was founded in 1881.[2] The community most likely was named after an early settler.[3] A post office called Iantha was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1885.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 207.
  3. Web site: Barton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 31 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071541/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barton.html . 24 June 2016 .
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 August 2016.