High Prairie 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
Webster County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The village sits adjacent to the
Osage Fork Gasconade River
The Osage Fork Gasconade River is a stream in Wright, Webster and Laclede counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.
The stream headwaters arise in Webster County near the intersection of Missouri rout ...
on
Missouri Route 38
Route 38 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 17 ten miles (16 km) west of Houston; its western terminus is at U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern a ...
, approximately 4.8 miles west of
Duncan
Duncan may refer to:
People
* Duncan (given name), various people
* Duncan (surname), various people
* Clan Duncan
* Justice Duncan (disambiguation)
Places
* Duncan Creek (disambiguation)
* Duncan River (disambiguation)
* Duncan Lake (d ...
.
History
A post office called High Prairie was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1891. The community was named for a prairie near the original town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Webster County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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