Upalika, Missouri

Upalika is an extinct town in southwest Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

[1] The community is on County Road 426 five miles southwest of Williamsville and 5.5 miles east of Ellsinore in adjacent Carter County.

[3] A post office called Upalika was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1927.

[4] Some maintain the name "Upalika" is Native American in origin, while others believe a railroad worker gave the community the name of his wife.

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