Craddock is an
unincorporated community
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in southern
Phelps County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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. The community is one mile east of
U.S. Route 63
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.
Licking
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is approximately nine miles to the south in
Texas County and
Edgar Springs is about nine miles to the north.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ]
History
A post office called Craddock was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1954. Dan Craddock, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.
References
Unincorporated communities in Phelps County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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