Cherryville, Missouri Explained

Cherryville is an unincorporated community in southeastern Crawford County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 19, approximately ten miles south of Steelville, at the northern terminus of Route 49.[1] It is near the Mark Twain National Forest.

A post office called Cherryville has been in operation since 1862.[2] The community most likely was named for cherry trees near the original town site.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47
  2. 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 .
  3. 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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