Santa Rosa, Missouri
Santa Rosa is an unincorporated community in northeast DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community sits adjacent to the DeKalb-Daviess county line on the north side of Missouri Route E. Grindstone Creek flows past one-quarter mile to the east.[2]
History
A post office called Santa Rosa was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] Besides the post office the community had a schoolhouse, the Santa Rosa School.[4]
Demographics
Santa Rosa was incorporated during the 1930 and 1940 US census. Its population then was 122 and 141, respectively.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Santa Rosa School
- ^ "Missouri Population 1900-1990" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
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