Santa Rosa, Missouri

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Santa Rosa is an unincorporated community in northeast DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|729649}}

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.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, {{isbn|0899332242}}

History

A post office called Santa Rosa was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1954.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=27 September 2016}} Besides the post office the community had a schoolhouse, the Santa Rosa School.{{GNIS|747289|name=Santa Rosa School}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in DeKalb County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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