Barren, Missouri

Barren is an extinct town in southern Carter County, in the Ozarks of southeastern Missouri.[1] The community was located on the banks of Big Barren Creek (a tributary of the Current River) just north of the Carter - Ripley county line. The area is within the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]

A post office called Barren was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1932.[3] The community took its name from Big Barren Creek.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barren (historical)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

Coordinates: 36°49′41″N 91°00′51″W / 36.82806°N 91.01417°W / 36.82806; -91.01417


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