Quarles is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Henry County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community is located at the intersection of
Missouri routes 13 and
N, approximately six miles north of
Clinton.
History
A post office called Quarles was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1901. The community has the name of Benjamin L. Quarles, the original owner of the town site.
References
Unincorporated communities in Henry County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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