Rum Branch, Missouri
Rum Branch is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
According to tradition, nearby Rum Branch creek was named for an incident when a bootlegger's rum was dumped in its waters.[2]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rum Branch, Missouri
- ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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Coordinates: 37°09′27″N 89°51′09″W / 37.15750°N 89.85250°W
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- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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