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Long Lane is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Route 32, eleven miles east of Buffalo.

Long Lane is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Long Lane was founded in 1845.[3] The community was named for the relatively long road leading to the original town site.[4] A post office called Long Lane has been in operation since 1850.[5]

Features

The town contains the Long Lane Volunteer Fire Department.[6]

School

Long Lane students attend school in Buffalo Missouri due to school consolidation closing the elementary school in town.

References

  1. ^ "Long Lane ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lane
  3. ^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780826210210.
  4. ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Lane Volunteer Fire Department