Jake Prairie is an unincorporated community in northwest Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route F approximately eight miles northwest of Cuba.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47,
History A post office called Jakes Prairie was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1933. Tradition states the community was named after an Indian who lived near the site.
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