Cardy (also La Crosse, LaCrosse) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Macon County,

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

, United States. An early variant name was "La Crosse". A post office called La Crosse was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1957. La Crosse is a name derived from the French language, meaning "the cross".

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Unincorporated communities in Macon County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{MaconCountyMO-geo-stub