Rescue is a small unincorporated community in western Lawrence County, Missouri, United States.[1] It lies along Route 96 (formerly U.S. Route 66), approximately eighteen miles east of Carthage.
A post office called Rescue was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] It is unknown why the name Rescue was applied to this community.[3]
The community did have a school until 2003, when the Miller R-II School District decided to close what was by then named "Miller West Elementary" due to declining enrollment.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rescue, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Lawrence County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Miller board votes to close West Elementary".
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