McCarty is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

McCarty has the name of Judge Sterling H. McCarty, who held a number of county offices.[2] The community once had the McCarty School, now defunct.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCarty, Missouri
  2. "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCarty School (historical)

36°07′04″N 89°41′56″W / 36.11778°N 89.69889°W / 36.11778; -89.69889

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