Terry is an extinct town in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

The community's name is a corruption of the surname of Bill Terrett, an early settler.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terry
  2. "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.

36°16′36″N 89°45′38″W / 36.27667°N 89.76056°W / 36.27667; -89.76056


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