Cato, Missouri

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Cato is an unincorporated community in Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route 39 in the Mark Twain National Forest, approximately ten miles east-northeast of Cassville. [2]

History

A post office called Cato was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1958. [3] The community was named after Cato, a local Native American. [4]

Cato is mentioned in the 1960 film "Elmer Gantry."

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cato, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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