Enough, Missouri

Enough is a ghost town in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The town was located at 37.7072694 -90.9167962 on Council Bluff Lake.[1]

History

A post office called Enough was established in 1916, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1937.[2] The community was named by postal officials who then informed the postmaster that his hundreds of naming suggestions were "enough".[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enough (historical)
  2. "Iron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. Stewart, George R. (1970). Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 71. p. 13. PRNC:32101081977066.
  4. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

Coordinates: 37°42′26″N 90°55′00″W / 37.7072694°N 90.9167962°W / 37.7072694; -90.9167962


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