Arditta is an unincorporated community in southwest Howell County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri, United States.[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]

In 1925, Arditta had 14 inhabitants.[5]

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 October 8, 2016.
  4. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

36°36′59″N 92°03′46″W / 36.61639°N 92.06278°W / 36.61639; -92.06278


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