Opal, Missouri Explained

Opal is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Opal is located on Missouri Route 39-Missouri Route 265 about midway between Mount Vernon to the northwest and Aurora to the southeast.[1]

The community most likely has the first name of a local woman.[2]

References

37.0211°N -93.7703°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61,
  2. Web site: Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 26 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071704/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lawrence.html. 24 June 2016.

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