Peace Valley, Missouri
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Peace Valley is a small unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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in eastern Howell County
Howell County, Missouri
Howell County is a county located in South Central Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 40,400. The largest city and county seat is West Plains...
, Missouri
Missouri
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, United States
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. It is about two miles east of Route 17 on Route W. It was named for an early settler nicknamed "Grandaddy Peace".