Yama, Missouri Explained

Yama is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Variant names were "Yamma" and "Yuma". It is unknown why the name "Yama" was applied to this community.[1] The community once had a schoolhouse.

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36.26°N -89.9431°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071957/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pemiscot.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 29, 2016.

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