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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