Couch, Missouri
Couch is a small, unincorporated community in Oregon County, Missouri.[1] It is located six miles south of Alton on Missouri Supplemental Route A.
History
A post office called Couch has been in operation since 1887.[2] The community has the name of George W. Couch, a first settler.[3][4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Couch, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 337.
- ↑ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
Coordinates: 36°36′22″N 91°22′59″W / 36.60611°N 91.38306°W
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