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Cardy, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°00′06″N 92°35′44″W / 40.00167°N 92.59556°W / 40.00167; -92.59556
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Cardy, Missouri
Cardy, Missouri is located in Missouri
Cardy, Missouri
Cardy, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°00′06″N 92°35′44″W / 40.00167°N 92.59556°W / 40.00167; -92.59556
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMacon
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code660
GNIS feature ID740721[1]

Cardy (also La Crosse, LaCrosse) is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States.[1]

An early variant name was "La Crosse".[1] A post office called La Crosse was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1957.[2] La Crosse is a name derived from the French language, meaning "the cross".[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cardy
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Macon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.