McCurry, Missouri

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McCurry is an unincorporated community in Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on Missouri Route H, one half mile south of the Grand River. Darlington lies approximately two miles to the east-southeast and Carmack on U.S. Route 136 is two miles to the north. [2]

History

McCurry was platted in 1879. [3] The community has the name of William McCurry, an early settler. [4] A post office called McCurry was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1901. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCurry, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ The History of Gentry and Worth Counties, Missouri. National Historical Company. 1882. p. 160.
  4. ↑ "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

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