Racine 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
Newton County,
Missouri
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, United States. It is part of the
Joplin, Missouri
Joplin is a city in Jasper County, Missouri, Jasper and Newton County, Missouri, Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. J ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
A post office called Racine has been in operation since 1869. The town was originally called Dayton, after
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Day ...
, as was the surrounding township. However, there was already a
Dayton, Missouri Dayton is an unincorporated community in southeast Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Garden City is five miles north along Missouri Route F and Creighton lies 6.5 miles east along Missouri Route B. The Settles Ford Conservation Area alo ...
, causing confusion for Postal Service deliveries. The name was changed in 1871 to Racine, after
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 ...
. The name of Dayton Township remained the same.
[Ramsay Place-Name Card Collection. Western Historical Manuscripts Collection. University of Missouri Columbia.]
Geography
Racine is located along the
Frisco Railroad
Frisco may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Frisco, Alabama, an unincorporated community
*San Francisco, California, as a nickname
*Frisco, Colorado, a home rule municipality
**Frisco Historic Park – see Frisco Schoolhouse
* Frisco, Idaho ...
tracks between
Neosho and
Seneca
Seneca may refer to:
People and language
* Seneca (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname
* Seneca people, one of the six Iroquois tribes of North America
** Seneca language, the language of the Seneca people
Places Extrat ...
in Lost Creek Valley. Racine is on
Route 86 where Route K and Route CC intersect. It is positioned geographically among three other towns: it is 6 miles west of Neosho, 10 miles south of
Joplin, and 5½ miles northeast of Seneca.
Education
Racine is encompassed entirely by the Seneca School District; it schools all students enrolled in public education in the community.
Buildings
There are two churches in town, an Apostolic Church and a large Christian church. A small fire station is located here that is part of the
Seneca Area Fire Protection District.
References
Unincorporated communities in Newton County, Missouri
Joplin, Missouri, metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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