Cotton Plant is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
editA post office was established at Cotton Plant in 1875.[2] The community was most likely named due to its role as a shipping point for cotton.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cotton Plant, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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