Daugherty is a populated place in central Cass County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route 7 five miles southeast of Harrisonville and approximately 5.5 miles northwest of Garden City. The site is at an elevation of 892 feet and just west of Eight Mile Creek.
History
Daugherty was platted in 1885, and named after James Daugherty, one of the founders. A variant name was "Eight Mile". A post office called Eight Mile was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1935.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daugherty, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 34 ISBN 0899332242
- "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
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| County seat: Harrisonville | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
38°36′13″N 94°16′54″W / 38.60361°N 94.28167°W / 38.60361; -94.28167
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