Coordinates: 37°26′37″N 92°05′16″W / 37.44361°N 92.08778°W / 37.44361; -92.08778

Success, Missouri

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Success
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: [1]37°26′37″N 92°05′16″W / 37.44361°N 92.08778°W / 37.44361; -92.08778
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyTexas County
Elevation
[1]
1,404 ft (428 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (CDT)

Success is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately twelve miles northwest of Houston at the southern intersection of Routes 17 and 32.[2]

History

The first settlement at Success was made in 1880.[3] The nearby original town site is today officially known as "Old Success"[4] and is located about one mile to the north.[2] A post office called Success has been in operation since 1880.[5] Founders of the community most likely named it "Success" in order to promote a mineral spa established there.[6]

Education

The Success R-VI School District has a K-8 enrollment.[7] The students attend Houston, Plato and Licking for high school.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Success, Missouri
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Success
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Homepage". Success R-VI School District. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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