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'''Cato''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Barry County, Missouri|Barry County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|749254}}</ref> The community is located on [[Missouri Route 39]] in the [[Mark Twain National Forest]], approximately ten miles east-northeast of [[Cassville, Missouri|Cassville]].<ref>''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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A post office called Cato was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=30 August 2016 | |
A post office called Cato was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=30 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO |archivedate=6 March 2016 }}</ref> The community was named after Cato, a local Native American.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barry.html |title=Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=30 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071806/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_barry.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> |
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Cato is mentioned in the 1960 film "Elmer Gantry." |
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Latest revision as of 05:32, 23 July 2023
Cato is an unincorporated community in Barry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route 39 in the Mark Twain National Forest, approximately ten miles east-northeast of Cassville.[2]
History
[edit]A post office called Cato was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1958.[3] The community was named after Cato, a local Native American.[4]
Cato is mentioned in the 1960 film "Elmer Gantry."
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cato, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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36°43′15″N 93°40′49″W / 36.72083°N 93.68028°W
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