Lecoma, Missouri Explained

Lecoma
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:Dent County
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5

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.[1] The community's name is an amalgamation of the surnames of local merchants Lenox, Comstock, and Martin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 27 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071627/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dent.html . 24 June 2016 .