Whitecloud, Nodaway County, Missouri
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Whitecloud (also spelled White Cloud) is an extinct community in southern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|740164}} It is about 12 miles south of Maryville, Missouri, the county seat, being just west of US Route 71.{{cite web|url= https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Maryville,+MO/Whitecloud,+MO+64423/@40.2738868,-94.9775568,11.69z/data=!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x87eac4e050377d9d:0x6992857ebaf03d59!2m2!1d-94.8724706!2d40.3461017!1m5!1m1!1s0x87eac8011b019619:0x7fa5f08c63b2519e!2m2!1d-94.8966374!2d40.2088806 |title=Maryville, Missouri to Whitecloud, Missouri|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=June 22, 2021}}
History
A post office called White Cloud was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1901.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Nodaway | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=24 November 2016}} The community was named after nearby White Cloud Creek.{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_nodaway.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070319/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_nodaway.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 24, 2016}}
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Category:Former_populated_places_in_Nodaway_County,_Missouri
Category:Former_populated_places_in_Missouri
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