Cuba, Lafayette County, Missouri
Cuba is a ghost town in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
Cuba was founded by a colony of African Americans, whose skin color was likened to that of Cubans, hence the name.[2]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuba (historical)
- ^ "Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Coordinates: 39°13′02″N 93°36′41″W / 39.2172396°N 93.6113256°W
Categories:
- Ghost towns in Missouri
- Former populated places in Lafayette County, Missouri
- United States ghost town stubs
- Kansas City, Missouri region geography stubs