Cotton Plant, Missouri Explained

Cotton Plant is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A post office was established at Cotton Plant in 1875.[1] The community most likely was named for the fact it was a shipping point of cotton.[2]

References

36.09°N -90.0911°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 29 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161001205330/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Dunklin . 1 October 2016 .
  2. Web site: Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 29 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071947/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dunklin.html . 24 June 2016 .

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