Barren, Missouri
Barren is an extinct town in southern Carter County, in the Ozarks of southeastern Missouri, United States.[1] The community was located on the banks of Big Barren Creek, (a tributary of the Current River) just north of the Carter - Ripley county line. The area is within the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]
A post office called Barren was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1932.[3] The community took its name from Big Barren Creek.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barren (historical)
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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