Yama is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

Variant names were "Yamma" and "Yuma".[1] It is unknown why the name "Yama" was applied to this community.[2] The community once had a schoolhouse.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yama
  2. "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yama School (historical)

36°15′36″N 89°56′35″W / 36.26000°N 89.94306°W / 36.26000; -89.94306


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