Romance, Missouri

Romance is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately nine miles north of Gainesville. Romance is located in a valley at the confluence of two smaller streams with Ludecker Creek. It lies on state route Y, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Missouri Route 5 and 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of Willhoit.^[1] The Romance fire tower sits atop a knob at 1,490 feet (450 m), about 2.5 miles east.^[2]

Romance, Missouri
Community
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Coordinates: 36°43′2″N 92°30′11″W[1]
Country	U. S. A.
State	Missouri
County	Ozark County
Elevation [1]	300 m (1,000 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

History

A post office was established in the community in 1881, which was first named Nora. In 1889, the name was changed to Romance. Romance School was located in the community.^[3] The post office was discontinued in 1967.^[4]