Charity, Missouri Explained

Charity is an unincorporated community in southern Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is on Missouri Route M approximately one mile west of the Niangua River. The Charity School buildings lie about one-half mile north on a county road. Elkland is about six miles south on Missouri Route 38 and Buffalo lies about nine miles to the north-northwest.^[1]

History

A post office at Charity was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1956.^[2] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Charity Sherrick.^[3]

References

37.5153°N -93.0164°W

Notes and References

1. Charity, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1977 rev.)
2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 25 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
3. Web site: Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 25 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915120320/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dallas.html . 15 September 2016 .