MO DPO - Racola - machine cancel - 1908

The post office in Racola, Missouri (Washington County) was a rural facility that operated for nearly 50 years, primarily serving the local lead and barite mining communities.

Established: 1891 -Discontinued: 1939

Racola is now considered a ghost town or an unincorporated rural area. Very few original structures remain, though the name is preserved by Racola Road (off State Highway 110) and the nearby Racola Cemetery.

Cancel is on the message side of a vintage postcard