Couch, Missouri Explained
| Couch, Missouri |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Unit Pref: | US |
| Elevation Ft: | 679 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 65690 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 716377 |
Couch is a small, unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri, United States. It is located six miles south of Alton on Missouri Route A.[1] The ZIP Code for Couch is 65690.[2]
History
A post office called Couch has been in operation since 1887.[3] The community has the name of George W. Couch, a first settler.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65
- Web site: Couch ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
- Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 24 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150410083508/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Oregon . 10 April 2015 .
- Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1917 . 337.
- Web site: Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071842/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_oregon.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 24, 2016.
