Carrington is an unincorporated community in Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route H approximately four miles west-southwest of Fulton. It is on the boundary of a section of the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]
History
editCarrington was laid out in 1872 by William Carrington, and named for him.[3] A post office called Carrington was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1954.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carrington, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 38 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
38°48′29″N 92°03′35″W / 38.80806°N 92.05972°W
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