Welcome to Caruth ...

Caruth is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

Caruth is located in Dunklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caruth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Caruth is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Caruth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Caruth: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Caruth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Caruth.

Blytheville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blytheville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blytheville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blytheville
- From Caruth to Blytheville
Kennett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kennett is located in Dunklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kennett
- From Caruth to Kennett
Piggott
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Piggott is located in Clay County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piggott <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Piggott
- From Caruth to Piggott
Manila
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manila
- From Caruth to Manila
Gosnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
Steele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Steele is located in Pemiscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
Leachville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leachville is located in Mississippi County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leachville
- From Caruth to Leachville
Rector
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rector is located in Clay County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rector <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rector
- From Caruth to Rector
Senath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Senath
- From Caruth to Senath
Marmaduke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marmaduke is located in Greene County (AR)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marmaduke
- From Caruth to Marmaduke

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Caruth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caruth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Caruth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caruth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Caruth. See our Newspapers Page for Caruth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caruth ...

Looking for more information about Caruth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Caruth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Caruth.

Adding Caruth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caruth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Caruth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Caruth post office opened in 1882. The Caruth post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caruth.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dunklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caruth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Caruth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Caruth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/