Powersite, Missouri Explained

Powersite is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States. It is located across Lake Taneycomo from Forsyth on the southeast end of Powersite Dam.[1] The community is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Powersite has been in operation since 1913.[2] The community most likely took its name from nearby Powersite Dam.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62,
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071824/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_taney.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 27, 2016.

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