Isadora, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Isadora, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Worth
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:978
Coordinates:40.5258°N -94.5178°W
Area Code:660
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:730122

Isadora is an unincorporated community in northwest Worth County, Missouri, United States. Isadora is on Missouri Route A, six miles northwest of Grant City and five miles east of Sheridan. The community is on the floodplain of the Grand River and is 3miles south of the Missouri–Iowa state line.[1]

Isadora was platted in 1863.[2] A post office called Isadora was established in 1866, and remained in operation until 1951.[3] According to tradition, the community was named after the wife of a pioneer man who paid a visit to the area.

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 198, p. 14
  2. Web site: Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070328/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_worth.html . June 24, 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 January 2017.