Leann 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 northeast
Barry County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
. The community is on
Missouri Route 39
Route 39 is a two-lane highway in southwest Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 54 between Collins and El Dorado Springs at the community of Cedar Springs; its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line (north of Berryville, ...
approximately two miles north of
Jenkins.
Jenkins Creek Jenkins Creek is a stream in Barry County, Missouri.
The stream source at the junction of the East and West forks is at coordinates: just north of Leann and the confluence with Flat Creek is at: just south of Jenkins.
Jenkins Creek bears ...
flow past the east side of the site.
Cassville is twelve miles to the southwest.
History
A variant name was Marmaduke. A post office called Marmaduke was established in 1886, the name was changed to Leann in 1890, and the post office closed in 1935. The present name is after Leann Thomas, the wife of an early postmaster.
References
Unincorporated communities in Barry County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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