Charity, Missouri
Charity is an unincorporated community in southern Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route M approximately one mile west of the Niangua River. The Charity School buildings lie about one-half mile north on a county road. Elkland is about six miles south on Missouri Route 38 and Buffalo lies about nine miles to the north-northwest.[2]
History
A post office called Charity was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Charity Sherrick.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charity, Missouri
- Charity, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1977 rev.)
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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