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Daugherty,_Missouri Latitude and Longitude:

38°36′13″N 94°16′54″W / 38.60361°N 94.28167°W / 38.60361; -94.28167
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Daugherty is an populated place in central Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route 7 five miles southeast of Harrisonville and approximately 5.5 miles northwest of Garden City. [2] The site is at an elevation of 892 feet [1] and just west of Eight Mile Creek. [2]

History

Daugherty was platted in 1885, and named after James Daugherty, one of the founders. [3] A variant name was "Eight Mile". [1] A post office called Eight Mile was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1935. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daugherty, Missouri
  2. ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 34 ISBN  0899332242
  3. ^ "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.

38°36′13″N 94°16′54″W / 38.60361°N 94.28167°W / 38.60361; -94.28167