Guthrie is an unincorporated community in western Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community lies at the intersection of Missouri routes J and Y. New Bloomfield lies two miles south on Route J and the Pine Ridge Recreation Area of the Mark Twain National Forest along Cedar Creek is four miles east on Route Y. [2]
Guthrie was originally called Bigbee, and under the latter name was laid out in 1872 by B. S. Bigbee. [3] The present name is after John and Samuel N. Guthrie, early citizens. [3] A post office called Bigbee was established in 1872, the name was changed to Guthrie in 1874, and the post office closed in 1954. [4]
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