Rum Branch, Missouri

Rum Branch is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

According to tradition, nearby Rum Branch creek was named for an incident when a bootlegger's rum was dumped in its waters.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rum Branch, Missouri
  2. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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