Chicopee, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Chicopee is an unincorporated community in northern Carter County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on the south bank of the Current River just southeast of Van Buren.[2]
History
Chicopee was platted in 1888, and named after Chicopee, Massachusetts, the native home of a railroad official, George H. Nettleton.[3] A post office called Chicopee was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1900.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chicopee, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
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Municipalities and communities of Carter County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Van Buren
- Ellsinore
- Grandin
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- Fremont
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communities
- Chicopee
- Chilton
- Crites Corner
- Eastwood
- House Creek
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36°59′06″N 91°00′20″W / 36.98500°N 91.00556°W / 36.98500; -91.00556
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