Booth is an extinct town in
Pike County, in the
U.S. state
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A post office called Booth was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1895. The community has the name of Thomas Booth, a local medical doctor.
Inhabited: 1884–1895, Highest pop: 312 (1894).
Booth became uninhabited because the entire town found better jobs in different town nearby than
Booth Factory which employed 80% of the adults which lived in Booth.
References
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Pike County, Missouri
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