Arditta, Missouri

Arditta is an unincorporated community in southwest Howell County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] Arditta is located on U.S. Route 160 between Egypt Grove and Caulfield. It is approximately twelve miles southwest of West Plains.[2]

History

A post office called Arditta was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1934.[3] The origin of the name "Arditta" is unknown.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arditta, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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