Carico, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Stone County, Missouri

Carico is an unincorporated community in Stone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4] A post office called Carico was established in 1921, and remained in operation until 1928.^[5] The community once had a schoolhouse and a grist mill.^[4]^[6] The origin of the name Carico is obscure.^[6]

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
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.