Not is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Shannon County,

Missouri Missouri 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 is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

, United States.

History

A post office called Not was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1917. The community was so named on account of the

knot A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a ''hitch'' fastens a rope to another object; a ' ...

that adorned a black oak tree near the original town site (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling that was never corrected).

References

Unincorporated communities in Shannon County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{ShannonCountyMO-geo-stub