Deslet is an unincorporated community in eastern Shannon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.[1] The community was located along the west floodplain of Carr Creek, approximately two miles north of the confluence of the southerly flowing Carr Creek with the Current River.[2]
History
editA post office called Deslet was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] The community was so named on account of its rural or "desolate" location (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deslet, Missouri
- ^ Cardareva, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1928
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
- ^ "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
37°09′43″N 91°07′14″W / 37.16194°N 91.12056°W
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