Idalia, Missouri
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Idalia is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located six miles northeast of Dexter.
A post office called Idalia was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] According to tradition, the community was named after the daughter of the original owner of the site.[3]
Idalia was at milepost 43.91 of the Illmo Sub-division of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway. It was known as Station I-44 and in 1935 had a day telegrapher. The telegraph call for Idalia was "DN". There was a 159 car siding and additional capacity of 26 cars in the local business tracks of the railroad. A mail crane was located at Idalia to pick up the U. S. Mail by moving train.[4] According to Paul Wooldridge, Idalia had a population of about 30 in 1934 while he was there as a farm worker. The Cotton Belt depot was destroyed in a freight train derailment in 1939.
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- ↑ St. Louis Southwestern Railway Northern Division Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935
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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Northern Division Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935
Cotton Belt Memories by Paul B. Wooldridge self-published in 2006 by the Arkansas Railroad Club.
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