Hecla is an unincorporated community in northwest Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route 139 ten miles north of Meadville and seven miles west of Purdin. Parson Creek flows past one half mile to the east.[2]
History
editA post office called Hecla was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The name may be a transfer from Hekla, a volcano in Iceland.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 22 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
- ^ "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
39°56′23″N 93°18′15″W / 39.93972°N 93.30417°W
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