Ira is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of south central Missouri.
[1] The community is located on Missouri Route E, approximately six miles northwest of Eldridge and about one-quarter mile east of the Laclede-Dallas county line.
[2] A post office called Ira was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1949.
[3] The community has the name of Ira Waterman, an early settler.
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