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Umpire is an unincorporated community in southwestern Wright County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is located on the north side of the Gasconade River, approximately five miles north of Mansfield.

History

A post office called Umpire was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1910. It is unknown why the name "Umpire" was applied to this community.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Umpire, Missouri
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
3. "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Wright County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Hartville
Cities	Hartville Mansfield Mountain Grove‡ Norwood
Townships	Boone Brush Creek Elk Creek Gasconade Hart Montgomery Mountain Grove Pleasant Valley Van Buren Wood
CDP	Grovespring
Other communities	Astoria Boyer Cedar Gap Dawson Duggan Duncan‡ Fuson Graff Jerktail Macomb Manes Odin Owens Rayborn Smittle St. George Talmage Umpire
Ghost towns	Antler Hawley Loring Mingsville New Grove Rail Rembert
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°10′47″N 92°36′22″W / 37.17972°N 92.60611°W / 37.17972; -92.60611

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