Carola, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Carola, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Carola
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Butler
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:315
Coordinates:36.5517°N -90.3358°W
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:740723

Carola is an unincorporated community in southeastern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on Missouri Route N southwest of Oglesville; the Missouri-Arkansas border is approximately to the south. The Black River flows past the west side of the community.[1]

History

A post office called Carola was established in 1882 and remained in operation until 1913.[2] The community was named after a boat belonging to a group of German first settlers.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 67
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 5 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 5 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html . 24 June 2016 .