Rueter is an extinct town in southeastern
Taney County,
Missouri
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. The
GNIS
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classifies it as a populated place.
The town site is located at western intersection of
U.S. Route 160
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and
Route 125. Rueter is part of the
Branson, Missouri
Branson is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is situated in Taney County, Missouri, Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County, Missouri, Stone County. Branson is in the Ozarks, Ozark Mountain ...
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Rueter was established in 1906. A variant spelling was "Reuter".
One Mr. Reuter, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in Missouri
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Missouri.
* Ark ( Dent County)
* Arlington ( Phelps County)
* Bloodland ( Pulaski County)
* Cave ( Lincoln County)
* Columbia / St. Vrain
* Cookville ( Pulaski County)
* Doolittle ( Phelps Co ...
References
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Taney County, Missouri
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