Prairie City, Missouri facts for kids

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Prairie City is an unincorporated community in Bates County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

Prairie City was laid out in 1858. The community was named from its scenic setting upon a prairie. A post office was established at Prairie City in 1858, and remained in operation until 1903.

Municipalities and communities of Bates County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Butler

Cities	Adrian Amoret Amsterdam Butler Drexel‡ Hume Rich Hill Rockville

Villages	Foster Merwin Passaic

Townships	Charlotte Deepwater Deer Creek East Boone Elkhart Grand River Homer Howard Hudson Lone Oak Mingo Mound Mount Pleasant New Home Osage Pleasant Gap Prairie Rockville Shawnee Spruce Summit Walnut West Boone West Point

Unincorporated communities	Aaron Altona Ballard Burdett Cornland Crescent Hill Hudson Johnstown Mayesburg New Home Nyhart Papinville Pleasant Gap Prairie City Rucker Sprague Spruce Virginia Worland

Ghost towns	Coleville Culver Peru Shobe Vinton

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

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