Chloride, Missouri facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chloride, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Chloride, Missouri Location in Missouri Show map of Missouri Chloride, Missouri Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Iron
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	573
GNIS feature ID	749349

Chloride is a small, quiet place in Iron County, Missouri, in the United States. It's not a big city or town, but an unincorporated community. This means it doesn't have its own local government like a city does. Chloride is located right next to a stream called Big Creek. It is also found along Missouri Route 49. The community is about 1.5 miles south of a place called Glover.

History

Chloride got its name from a place far away! A post office was opened here in 1904. It helped people send and receive mail for many years. The post office stayed open until 1953. The community was named Chloride because an early settler used to live in a place called Chloride, Arizona. It's interesting how names can travel from one place to another!