Harkes, Missouri
Harkes is an unincorporated community in south-central Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Harkes is located on Missouri Route A A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additio ..., approximately midway between Moberly and Higbee. The community is near the headwaters of Moniteau Creek. History Variant names were "Elliot" and "Wilcox". The present name is after one Mr. Harkes, a businessperson in the local mining industry. References Unincorporated communities in Randolph County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{RandolphCountyMO-geo-stub ...
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Unincorporated Community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Formosa, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only one level of local government immediately beneath state and territorial governments. A local government area (LGA) often contains several towns and even entire metropolitan areas. Thus, aside from very sparsely populated areas and a few other special cases, almost all of Australia is part of an LGA. Uninc ...
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