Guthrie, Missouri
Guthrie is an unincorporated community in western Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies at the intersection of Missouri routes J and Y. New Bloomfield lies two miles south on Route J and the Pine Ridge Recreation Area of the Mark Twain National Forest along Cedar Creek is four miles east on Route Y.[2]
History
[edit]Guthrie was originally called Bigbee, and under the latter name was laid out in 1872 by B. S. Bigbee.[3] The present name is after John and Samuel N. Guthrie, early citizens.[3] A post office called Bigbee was established in 1872, the name was changed to Guthrie in 1874, and the post office closed in 1954.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guthrie, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.38 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ a b "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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