Damsel is an unincorporated community in Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located between two arms of the Lake of the Ozarks along U.S. Route 54, approximately seven miles northeast of Camdenton and 4.5 miles southwest of Osage Beach.[2]
History
A post office called Damsel was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1920.[3] The origin of the name Damsel is uncertain.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Damsel, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
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