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Hecla is an unincorporated community in northwest Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on Missouri Route 139 ten miles north of Meadville and seven miles west of Purdin. Parson Creek flows past one half mile to the east.

History

A post office called Hecla was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1906. The name may be a transfer from Hekla, a volcano in Iceland.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hecla, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 22 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
4. "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Linneus
Cities	Brookfield Browning‡ Bucklin Laclede Linneus Marceline‡ Meadville Purdin
Townships	Baker Benton Brookfield Bucklin Clay Enterprise Grantsville Jackson Jefferson Locust Creek Marceline North Salem Parson Creek Yellow Creek
CDP	St. Catharine
Other communities	Bear Branch Enterprise Eversonville Forker Fountain Grove Garner Grantsville Haseville Hecla Leverton Lowell New Boston North Salem Sedgwick Shafter Shelby
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°56′23″N 93°18′15″W / 39.93972°N 93.30417°W / 39.93972; -93.30417

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