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Corry is an unincorporated community in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

Corry was laid out in 1875 as "Cora", and named after Cora Alexander, the daughter of an early settler (a recording error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). A post office called Corry was established in 1876, and remained in operation until 1907.

Municipalities and communities of Dade County, Missouri, United States
Cities
Villages
Townships
  • Cedar
  • Center
  • Ernest
  • Grant
  • Lockwood
  • Marion
  • North
  • North Morgan
  • Pilgrim
  • Polk
  • Rock Prairie
  • Sac
  • Smith
  • South
  • South Morgan
  • Washington
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°29′15″N 93°43′31″W / 37.4875°N 93.72528°W / 37.4875; -93.72528

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