Success, Missouri Explained

Success
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1404
Coordinates:37.4436°N -92.0878°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID = 752407

Success is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately twelve miles northwest of Houston at the southern intersection of Routes 17 and 32.[1]

History

The first settlement at Success was made in 1880.[2] The nearby original town site is today officially known as "Old Success" and is located about one mile to the north.[1] A post office called Success has been in operation since 1880.[3] Founders of the community most likely named it "Success" in order to promote a mineral spa established there.[4]

Education

The Success R-VI School District has a K-8 enrollment.[5] The students attend Houston, Plato and Licking for high school.

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54,
  2. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 28, 2016.
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 28, 2016.
  5. Web site: Homepage . Success R-VI School District . 29 December 2016.