Corso, Missouri

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Corso is an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.{{GNIS|716332}} It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route PP, approximately fourteen miles northwest of Troy.

A post office called Corso was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1980.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Lincoln |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=26 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028153447/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Lincoln |archivedate=28 October 2016 }} It is unclear why the name Corso was applied to this community.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lincoln.html |title=Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=26 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071039/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lincoln.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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