Pratt is an unincorporated community in southwest Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies six miles south of Doniphan on Missouri Route A, 1.5 miles north of the Arkansas line and one mile west of the Current River.[2]

History

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A post office called Pratt was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1933.[3] The community has the name of David Pratt, an early settler.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pratt, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

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