Competition, Missouri

Competition is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is about seventeen miles southeast of Lebanon.

Competition was originally called "Newburg", and under the latter name settlement was made in the 1840s.^[2] A post office called Competition was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1967.^[3] A naming competition accounts for the present name.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Competition, Missouri
1 2 "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Laclede County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Lebanon

Cities	Conway Lebanon Richland‡

Villages	Evergreen Phillipsburg Stoutland‡

Townships	Auglaize Eldridge Franklin Gasconade Lebanon May/Smith Osage Phillipsburg Spring Hollow Union Washington

CDP	Bennett Springs‡

Other unincorporated communities	Abo Agnes Bidwell Brownfield Brush Creek Caffeyville Carrol Junction Case Competition Delmar Dove Drew Drynob Eldridge Falcon Grace Hazelgreen Ira Lynchburg Lyons Morgan Nebo Oakland Origanna Orla Pease Prosperine Russ Sleeper Saint Annie Southard Winnipeg

Ghost towns	Atchley Corkery‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°29′01″N 92°25′45″W / 37.48361°N 92.42917°W / 37.48361; -92.42917

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