Homeland, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Homeland is an unincorporated community in southwest Howell County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.^[1] The community is located on U.S. Route 160, approximately four miles southwest of West Plains. Arrowhead Lakes on Spring Creek lie just to the southeast.^[2]

History

A post office called Homeland was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1895.^[3] Early settlers who petitioned to secure the post office named the community after their home.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homeland, Missouri
^ South Fork, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
^ "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)