Hercules is an
unincorporated community in
Taney County
Taney County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,066. Its county seat is Forsyth. It is included in the Branson, Missouri, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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, in the
Ozarks of southern
Missouri. Hercules is located on
Missouri Route 125
Route 125 runs between U.S. Route 65 at Fair Grove and the Arkansas state line, where it continues as Highway 125. After the road crosses into Marion County, Arkansas, the highway crosses Bull Shoals Lake via a free ferry. It is a two-lane ro ...
, south of
Bradleyville and just northeast of the
Hercules Glades Wilderness protected area. The townsite is adjacent to
Brushy Creek and within the
Mark Twain National Forest.
History
A post office called Hercules was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1935. According to tradition, the area was so named because its difficult terrain was as formidable as
Hercules.
References
Unincorporated communities in Taney County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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