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Wortham is a census-designated place in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Demographics

History

Wortham was originally called "Cherrytown", and under the latter name was platted in 1904. A post office called Wortham was established in 1925 and remained in operation until 1969. An early postmaster, Ray Wortham, gave the community its name.

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wortham, Missouri
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. ^ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Farmington
Cities	Bismarck Bonne Terre Desloge Farmington Iron Mountain Lake Leadington Leadwood Park Hills
Townships	Big River Iron Liberty Marion Pendleton Perry Randolph St. Francois
CDPs	Doe Run Frankclay Goose Creek Lake‡ Knob Lick Lake Timberline Terre du Lac‡ Wortham
Other communities	Blackwell Cross Roads De Lassus French Village Gumbo Halifax Hamilton Town Hazel Run Hurryville Iron Mountain Koester Libertyville Loughboro Mineral City Middlebrook‡ Mitchell Ogborn Rock Springs Settletown Silver Springs Syenite
Ghost towns	Haggai Valley Forge
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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37°50′40″N 90°36′31″W / 37.84444°N 90.60861°W / 37.84444; -90.60861

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