Souder is an unincorporated community on Spring Creek in northern Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is thirteen miles north of Gainesville and is located on county road 142, north of Route 95.

Souder, Missouri
Community
Location of Souder, Missouri
Location of Souder, Missouri
Souder, Missouri
Location of Souder, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°47′38″N 92°27′31″W / 36.79389°N 92.45861°W / 36.79389; -92.45861[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyOzark County
Elevation260 m (850 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

A post office was established at Souder in 1903, and remained in operation until 1988.[3][4] G. W. Souder, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Rockbridge, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Souder
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Ozark County post offices
  5. ^ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.