Pratt, Missouri

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Pratt is an unincorporated community in southwest Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community lies six miles south of Doniphan on Missouri Route A, 1.5 miles north of the Arkansas line and one mile west of the Current River. [2]

History

A post office called Pratt was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1933. [3] The community has the name of David Pratt, an early settler. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pratt, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

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