Souder, Missouri Explained

Souder, Missouri
Native Name Lang:EN
Settlement Type:Community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Souder, Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Souder, Missouri
Coordinates:36.7939°N -92.4586°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:U. S. A.
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ozark County
Elevation M:260
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5

Souder is an unincorporated community on Spring Creek in northern Ozark County, Missouri, United States. It is thirteen miles north of Gainesville and is located on county road 142, north of Route 95.

A post office was established at Souder in 1903, and remained in operation until 1988.[2] [3] G. W. Souder, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Rockbridge, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 November 2016.
  3. http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/data/County/Ozark.htm Ozark County post offices
  4. Web site: Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071830/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ozark.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 27, 2016.