Tallapoosa, Missouri

About Tallapoosa

Tallapoosa is a tiny community in southeastern Missouri counting 72 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Tallapoosa is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.45 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 160 residents per square mile.

📰 Tallapoosa News Today

• M2.4 earthquake recorded in southeast Mo. KFVS12 · Aug 6
• Alice Faye Darmofal Obituary (1940 - 2026) - Tallapoosa, MO - WMC Legacy obituary · Feb 25
• Tallapoosa, Missouri Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
• Alfred Hancock Obituary - Kansas City, MO Dignity Memorial · Nov 1
• Doris Shafer Aycock Obituary (2026) - Parma, MO - DeLisle Funeral Home - Portageville Legacy obituary · Mar 15

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What Makes Tallapoosa Unique

• With 72 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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