Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Cyrus is an
unincorporated community in southeast
Stoddard County , in the
U.S. state of
Missouri .
[1] The community was located on
Missouri Route U between
Bernie four miles to the east and
Powe two miles to the west. The location is along a line of low hills, an extension of
Crowleys Ridge .
[2]
[3]
History
A post office called Cyrus was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1905.
[4] The community was named after the proprietor of a local mill.
[5]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cyrus, Missouri
^ Powe, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, P.67,
ISBN
0899332242
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016 .
^
"Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945" . The State Historical Society of Missouri.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016 .
36°39′34″N 90°03′20″W / 36.65944°N 90.05556°W / 36.65944; -90.05556