Olympia, Missouri Explained

Olympia is an unincorporated community in Cedar County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route 97 at the intersection with county routes E and CC approximately nine miles south of El Dorado Springs. Horse Creek flows past about one mile to the east.^[1]

History

A post office called Olympia was established in 1899, and closed in 1907.^[2] An earlier variant name of the community was Hyattsville, after Mr. Hyatt, a local merchant.^[3]

References

37.7261°N -94.0286°W

Notes and References

1. Montevallo, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1977 rev.)
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 17 September 2016.
3. Web site: Cedar County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 17 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071409/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cedar.html. 24 June 2016.