Rader is an
unincorporated community
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in the northeast corner of
Webster County, in the
Ozarks
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of southwest
Missouri
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. The community is located on
Missouri Route ZZ
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between
Conway
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to the northwest and
Grovespring to the southeast. Rader is on the southern floodplain of the
Osage Fork Gasconade River
The Osage Fork Gasconade River is a stream in Wright, Webster and Laclede counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.
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.
History
A post office called Rader was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1905. The community has the name of the local Rader family.
References
Unincorporated communities in Webster County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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