Vera 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
Pike County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is located 5.5 miles northeast of
Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep on ...
along
US Route 54
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.
Noix Creek flows past the north side of the community.
History
A post office called Vera was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1942. An early settler named the community after his daughter, Vera Spears.
A variant name was "Watson".
References
Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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