Pulltight, Missouri

Pulltight is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

Pulltight originally developed around the site of a mill.^[2] According to tradition, the community was so named because the roads were often impassible, requiring locals to "pull tight" their wagons.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pulltight, Missouri
↑ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8262-1021-0.
↑ "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Mississippi County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Charleston
Cities	Anniston Bertrand Charleston East Prairie Miner‡ Wyatt
Villages	Pinhook Wilson City
Townships	James Bayou Long Prairie Mississippi Ohio St. James Tywappity Wolf Island
Unincorporated communities	Alfalfa Center Bird's Point Buckeye Catalpa Deventer Dogwood Dorena Henson Pulltight Samos Texas Bend Whiting Wolf Island
Ghost towns	Belmont Crosno Fuget Greenfield Hallett Norfolk Rushs Ridge Three States
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°46′57″N 89°19′09″W / 36.78250°N 89.31917°W / 36.78250; -89.31917

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