Radar, Missouri (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Radar, pronounced locally as "r d," is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County, Missouri, United States. It is about fifteen miles south of Lebanon at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes ZZ and the Osage fork of the Gasconade River. Radar is served by the post office in Conway. Radar gets its name from the surname of many of its original settlers. The name was further anchored by the fact that the store within the town was called "Radar Store." A few descendants of the original Radar families still reside in the area. Radar is the site of a bridge, a few churches, houses, and a single store. Employment opportunities in Radar are limited, most residents find employment in nearby Conway, Lebanon, Hartville, Mansfield, Grovespring, Marshfield, Springfield, or Fort Leonard Wood. Radar is within the boundaries of the Laclede County R-1 School District, with schools located in nearby town of Conway, Missouri.