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.

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