Iantha, Missouri
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Iantha is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
and
census designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
Barton County, Missouri Barton County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,637. Its county seat is Lamar. The county was organized in 1855 and named after U.S. Senator David Barton ...
. It is located six miles west of Lamar.


History

Iantha was founded in 1881. The community most likely was named after an early settler. A post office called Iantha was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1885.


Demographics


Notable person

* Earle D. Baker (1888–1987),
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City Council member, born in Iantha


References

Unincorporated communities in Barton County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri Census-designated places in Missouri Census-designated places in Barton County, Missouri {{BartonCountyMO-geo-stub