Rescue, Missouri Explained

Rescue is a small unincorporated community in western Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It lies along Route 96 (formerly U.S. Route 66), approximately eighteen miles east of Carthage.

A post office called Rescue was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1904.[1] It is unknown why the name Rescue was applied to this community.[2]

The community did have a school until 2003, when the Miller R-II School District decided to close what was by then named "Miller West Elementary" due to declining enrollment.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 27 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071704/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lawrence.html. 24 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Miller board votes to close West Elementary.

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