Sagrada is an

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in Camden County, in the

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. It is located in the far northwestern corner of the county, in Adair Township, just south of the

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.Plat Book of Camden County, Missouri
(1930)Missouri. Bureau of Labor Statistic
Surplus Products of Missouri Counties
p. 316 (1909) (Sagrada included on list of "cities, towns and villages" in Camden County)

History

A post office called Sagrada was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1933.Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1893-1894
p. 836-37 (1893) The source of the name Sagrada is obscure. Before completion of the

in 1931, an

Osage River The Osage River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 tributary of the Missouri River in central Missouri in the United States. The eighth-largest river i ...

crossing north of the post office was known as Sagrada Bridge, a swinging bridge built around 1908. On the north shore of the lake today (in Benton County) is a lake development known as Sagrada Beach.Sagrada Bridge
Bridgehunter.com, Retrieved 28 September 2020 One perhaps over-extensive list of communities flooded by the building of the lake (such as Linn Creek) includes Sagrada. However, while land along the river was inundated and the bridge had to be removed, the rural community was not flooded out of existence.Gillespie, Michael (1 November 2011)
The myth of the Lake’s sunken town sites
''Lake Expo''

References

Unincorporated communities in Camden County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CamdenCountyMO-geo-stub