Mecca, Missouri

Mecca is an extinct hamlet in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The site has since been submerged by Smithville Lake.

History

A post office called Mecca was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1912. The name possibly is a transfer from Mecca, a holy city in Islam. The populated as about 25 in the early 20th Century.