Caruth, Missouri

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Caruth is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route Y approximately 6.5 miles south of Kennett and 3.5 miles east of Senath on Missouri Route P. The community of Cotton Plant is three miles south on Route Y. [2]

History

The first settlement at Caruth was made in 1881. [3] The founder gave the community the last name of a personal acquaintance, one Mr. Caruth, a businessman from St. Louis. [4] A post office called Caruth was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1913. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caruth, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.70 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  165.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

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