Carola is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Carola, Missouri
Carola is located in Missouri
Carola
Carola
Carola is located in the United States
Carola
Carola
Coordinates: 36°33′06″N 90°20′09″W / 36.55167°N 90.33583°W / 36.55167; -90.33583
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyButler
Elevation
315 ft (96 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID740723[1]

The community is on Missouri Route N 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Oglesville; the Missouri-Arkansas border is approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the south. The Black River flows past the west side of the community.[2]

History

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A post office called Carola was established in 1882 and remained in operation until 1913.[3] The community was named after a boat belonging to a group of German first settlers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carola, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 67 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)