Guthrie, Missouri

Guthrie is an unincorporated community in Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Guthrie was originally called Bigbee, and under the latter name was laid out in 1872 by B. S. Bigbee.^[2] The present name is after John and Samuel N. Guthrie, early citizens.^[2] A post office called Bigbee was established in 1872, the name was changed to Guthrie in 1874, and the post office closed in 1954.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guthrie, Missouri
1 2 "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Callaway County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Fulton

Cities	Auxvasse Fulton Holts Summit Jefferson City‡ Mokane New Bloomfield

Villages	Kingdom City Lake Mykee Town

Townships	Auxvasse Bourbon Caldwell Calwood Cedar Cleveland Cote Sans Dessein East Fulton Guthrie Jackson Liberty McCredie Nine Mile Prairie Round Prairie St. Aubert Shamrock Summit West Fulton

Unincorporated communities	Bachelor Boydsville Callaway Calwood Carrington Cedar City Concord Dixie Earl Folsom Guthrie Hams Prairie Hatton Hereford Millersburg Portland Readsville Reform Shamrock Steedman Stephens Tebbetts Toledo Wainwright Williamsburg Youngers Yucatan

Ghost towns	Cote Sans Dessein Garrett

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°45′25″N 92°05′48″W / 38.75694°N 92.09667°W / 38.75694; -92.09667

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