Empire Prairie, Missouri

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Plat of Empire Prairie depicted in an 1877 map

Empire Prairie is an extinct hamlet in Andrew County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Empire Prairie was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community took its name from a local farm also called Empire Prairie owned by settler David Bonham.[3] An alternate name was Empire City and with this name it was founded in 1869.[4]

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