Daugherty, Missouri
Daugherty is an populated place in central Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 7 five miles southeast of Harrisonville and approximately 5.5 miles northwest of Garden City.[2] The site is at an elevation of 892 feet[1] and just west of Eight Mile Creek.[2]
History
Daugherty was platted in 1885, and named after James Daugherty, one of the founders.[3] A variant name was "Eight Mile".[1] A post office called Eight Mile was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1935.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daugherty, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 34 ISBN 0899332242
- "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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