Lutie, Missouri

Lutie is an unincorporated community in Ozark County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located at the southern terminus of Route 95 on U.S. Route 160, approximately three miles west of Theodosia.

A post office called Lutie was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1960.[2] The community most likely was named after a woman named Lutie who was related to a certain early settler.[3]

Notable person

Lloyd Brown, one of the longest-lived World War I veterans, was born at Lutie in 1901.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lutie
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Ozark County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Rubin, Richard (2013). The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 146. ISBN 0-547-55443-5.

36°35′14″N 92°41′52″W / 36.5872855°N 92.6976678°W / 36.5872855; -92.6976678


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