Charity is an unincorporated community in southern Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The community is on Missouri Route M approximately one mile west of the Niangua River. The Charity School buildings lie about one-half mile north on a county road. Elkland is about six miles south on Missouri Route 38 and Buffalo lies about nine miles to the north-northwest.
History
A post office at Charity was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1956. An early postmaster gave the community the name of his wife, Charity Sherrick.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charity, Missouri
- Charity, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1977 rev.)
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
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