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Karlin is an unincorporated community in central Polk County, in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri, United States.

Karlin is located approximately 3.5 miles south of Bolivar and 1.5 miles west of Missouri Route 13. The village is located just north of Missouri Route U and adjacent to the Burlington Northern Railroad.

History

A variant name was "Tremont". A post office called Tremont was established in 1889, the name was changed to Karlin in 1903, and the post office closed in 1944. The present name is after Karlín, in the Czech Republic.

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