Carico is an unincorporated community in Stone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Carico is located at the junction of Railey Creek and Carico Hollow, approximately 3.5 miles east-southeast of Galena and 6.5 miles northwest of Reeds Spring along the Missouri Pacific Railroad. [2] [3]
History
Circa 1912, a store was built along the railroad tracks in the valley and named Little Chicago. The community produced tomatoes and a canning factory was built adjacent to the railroad. [4] A post office called Carico was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1928. [5] The community once had a schoolhouse and a grist mill. [4] [6] The origin of the name Carico is obscure. [6]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carico, Missouri
- ^ Galena Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ a b Carico, Past Village of the Ozarks by Lefa Woods, White River Valley Historical Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 9 - Fall 1984
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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