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Eunice, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°14′42″N 91°46′47″W / 37.24500°N 91.77972°W / 37.24500; -91.77972
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Eunice is an unincorporated community in southeastern Texas County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately ten miles southeast of Houston on Route 17 midway between the communities of Yukon and Midvale.[2]

A post office called Eunice has been in operation since 1890.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Eunice Cooper.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eunice, Missouri
  2. ^ Spring Valley, MO, 1:100,000 scale Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

37°14′42″N 91°46′47″W / 37.24500°N 91.77972°W / 37.24500; -91.77972