Competition, Missouri

Competition is an unincorporated community in southern Laclede County, Missouri, United States. It is about seventeen miles southeast of Lebanon.

Map of Competition, MO 65470, USA

Competition was originally called "Newburg", and under the latter name settlement was made in the 1840s. A post office called Competition was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1967. A naming competition accounts for the present name.