Chariton is an unincorporated community in northeast Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Chariton was established in 1883 and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community takes its name from the nearby Chariton River.[3]
Geography
Chariton is on Missouri Route DD two miles east of Missouri Route 149. The Missouri-Iowa border is one mile north of the community. Unionville is approximately 15 miles to the southwest.[4]
Notable people
- Nick Cave, sculptor and dancer, lived on a farm in Chariton with his grandparents, where he would help take care of crops and chickens.[5]
- Ennis H. Gipson, third Adjutant General of Oklahoma who also served on the Texas House of Representatives.[6]
- James Semple, politician from Illinois, moved to Chariton in 1819, operating a tannery in the area.[7]
References
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- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Putnam County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived June 24, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 17 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ Macmillan, Kyle (2013). Nick Cave: Sojourn. Denver Art Museum. ISBN 978-0914738862.
- ^ "Texas Legislators: Past & Present". lrl.texas.gov. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ Cushman, Mary Semple Ames (1910). "Biography: General James Semple". Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society. Vol. 10. pp. 62–74.