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]

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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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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