Cotton Plant, Missouri

Cotton Plant is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office was established at Cotton Plant in 1875.[2] The community most likely was named for the fact it was a shipping point of cotton.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cotton Plant, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

Coordinates: 36°05′24″N 90°05′28″W / 36.09000°N 90.09111°W / 36.09000; -90.09111

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