Caruth, Missouri

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]

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.

36°08′03″N 90°05′12″W / 36.13417°N 90.08667°W / 36.13417; -90.08667


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