Butts, Missouri

Butts is an unincorporated community in eastern Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the north side of Henpeck Hollow about one-half mile east of Courtois Creek.[2] Access is via a county road from Missouri Route 8, approximately five miles east of Elayer. The location is within the Mark Twain National Forest and a campground is located on the Courtois River to the west of the site.[3]

History

A post office called Butts was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1954.[4] The community has the name of the local Butts family.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butts, Missouri
  2. Huzzah, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978 (1985 rev.)
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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