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About Jasper, MO

Jasper has been known as Coon Creek settlement, and as Midway (a name that at times included the Dublin community just across the Barton County line) for its position between county seats Carthage and Lamar, but in the late 19th century it was renamed Jasper to reuse the postal equipment of a previous Jasper that existed southeast of Carthage. Jasper was the home to Debra Dene Barnes Miles the year after she finished her reign as Miss America (from 'Miss Kansas' title) in 1968. The city maintains a park at the west end of Grand Avenue, just east of the railroad tracks. The park contains a playground for the children, a memorial bench, bandstand, picnic areas, tennis courts and horse shoe pits. There is a baseball/softball complex on the southwest edge of town and these are used by the youth baseball association and adult ball leagues.