Sugartree is an unincorporated community in southwest Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on County Road 510 two miles north of the Missouri River. Norborne is 4.5 miles to the northwest and Carrollton is eight miles to the northeast.[2]
History
A post office called Sugartree was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The community was named for a grove of sugar maple trees near the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugartree, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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