Goss, Missouri
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Goss is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in Monroe County,
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, United States; it was once incorporated as a
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, but reclassified as a village in 2010. According to the 2020 census, the village has no permanent residents.


History

A post office called Goss was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1954. The community has the name of James Goss, an early settler.


Geography

Goss is in central Monroe County, along
U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 or U.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States Numbered Highways of 1926 which runs east and west for most of its routing. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Misso ...
, which leads southwest to
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, the
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, and northeast to Monroe City. According to the
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, Goss has an area of , all land. The village lies on a high ground which drains north toward Otter Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the North Fork of the Salt River, and south toward the Middle Fork of the Salt River.


Demographics


References

Villages in Monroe County, Missouri 1885 establishments in Missouri Populated places established in 1885 Villages in Missouri {{MonroeCountyMO-geo-stub