Exchange is an
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 ...
in southwest
Reynolds County, in the
Ozarks
The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant port ...
of southeast
Missouri
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.
The community is located along
Missouri Route 106
Route 106 is a highway in the southern part of the US State of Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 21 at Ellington; its western terminus is at Route 17 in Summersville. Route 106 runs through the eastern, mountainous Ozarks and thro ...
, approximately 3.5 miles west of
Ellington. The community sits on the floodplain of
Logan Creek.
History
A post office called Exchange was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1918.
The community was so named for the fact commodities were exchanged there.
References
Unincorporated communities in Reynolds County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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