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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri}}
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'''Charter Oak''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|715748|name=Charter Oak}}</ref> A variant spelling was "Charteroak".<ref name=GNIS />
'''Charter Oak''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|715748|name=Charter Oak}}</ref> A variant spelling was "Charteroak".<ref name=GNIS />


==History==
==History==
Charter Oak had its start ca. 1900 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html | title=Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 26, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071913/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | deadurl=no | df= }}</ref> The community took its name from the Charteroak Land and Lumber Company.<ref name="History" /> A post office called Charteroak was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1957.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Stoddard | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 December 2016}}</ref>
Charter Oak had its start ca. 1900 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html | title=Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 26, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071913/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_stoddard.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> The community took its name from the Charteroak Land and Lumber Company.<ref name="History" /> A post office called Charteroak was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1957.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Stoddard | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 December 2016}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:47, 23 July 2023

Charter Oak is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] A variant spelling was "Charteroak".[1]

History

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Charter Oak had its start ca. 1900 when the railroad was extended to that point.[2] The community took its name from the Charteroak Land and Lumber Company.[2] A post office called Charteroak was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1957.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charter Oak
  2. ^ a b "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

36°42′55″N 89°43′11″W / 36.71528°N 89.71972°W / 36.71528; -89.71972