Elayer (also known as Elaver) is an
unincorporated community
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in
Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States:
* Crawford County, Arkansas
* Crawford County, Georgia
* Crawford County, Illinois
* Crawford County, Indiana
* Crawford County, Iowa
* Crawford County, Kansas
* Crawford County, ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
.
The community is located on
Missouri Route 8
Route 8 is a State highway (US), state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. It travels from Interstate 44 in Missouri, Interstate 44 (I-44) in St. James, Missouri, St. James to U.S. Route 67 in Missouri, U.S. Route 67 (US ...
, approximately four miles east of
Steelville.
The community was named after William Elayer, a railroad official.
References
Unincorporated communities in Crawford County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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