Carico is an unincorporated community in Stone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Carico is located at the junction of Railey Creek and Carico Hollow, approximately 3.5 miles east-southeast of Galena and 6.5 miles northwest of Reeds Spring along the Missouri Pacific Railroad.
History
Circa 1912, a store was built along the railroad tracks in the valley and named Little Chicago. The community produced tomatoes and a canning factory was built adjacent to the railroad. A post office called Carico was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1928. The community once had a schoolhouse and a grist mill. The origin of the name Carico is obscure.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carico, Missouri
- Galena Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Carico, Past Village of the Ozarks by Lefa Woods, White River Valley Historical Quarterly, Volume 8, Number 9 - Fall 1984
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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| County seat: Galena | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
36°47′40″N 93°24′41″W / 36.79444°N 93.41139°W / 36.79444; -93.41139
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