Sugartree is an unincorporated community in southwest Carroll County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on County Road 510 two miles north of the Missouri River. Norborne is 4.5 miles to the northwest and Carrollton is eight miles to the northeast.[2]

History

A post office called Sugartree was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The community was named for a grove of sugar maple trees near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sugartree, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 28 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
  4. "Carroll County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°16′19″N 93°35′52″W / 39.271963°N 93.597714°W / 39.271963; -93.597714


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