Powersite is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located across Lake Taneycomo from Forsyth on the southeast end of Powersite Dam.[2] The community is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.

A post office called Powersite has been in operation since 1913.[3] The community most likely took its name from nearby Powersite Dam.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powersite, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

36°39′20″N 93°07′17″W / 36.65556°N 93.12139°W / 36.65556; -93.12139


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