Butts, Missouri Explained

Butts is an unincorporated community in eastern Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on the north side of Henpeck Hollow about one-half mile east of Courtois Creek.[1] 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.[2]

History

A post office called Butts was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] The community has the name of the local Butts family.[4]

References

37.9958°N -91.1564°W

Notes and References

  1. Huzzah, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1978 (1985 rev.)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47
  3. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 24 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  4. Web site: Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 24 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071452/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_crawford.html . 24 June 2016 .

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