Sugartree, Missouri

Sugartree is an unincorporated community in southwest Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on County Road 510 two miles north of the Missouri River. Norborne is 4.5 miles to the northwest and Carrollton is eight miles to the northeast.[2]

History

A post office called Sugartree was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The community was named for a grove of sugar maple trees near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugartree, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°16′19″N 93°35′52″W / 39.271963°N 93.597714°W / 39.271963; -93.597714


Stub icon

This Carroll County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.