Cyrus is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in southeast
Stoddard County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community was located on
Missouri Route U
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between
Bernie four miles to the east and
Powe two miles to the west. The location is along a line of low hills, an extension of
Crowleys Ridge.
History
A post office called Cyrus was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1905. The community was named after the proprietor of a local mill.
References
Unincorporated communities in Stoddard County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
1902 establishments in Missouri
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