Enough is a
ghost town
A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...
in
Kaolin Township,
Iron County, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
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 ...
.
It lies near the headwaters of the
Big River. The site is now part of
Mark Twain National Forest
Mark Twain National Forest (MTNF) is a U.S. National Forest located in the southern half of Missouri, composed of nine disconnected parcels. MTNF was established on September 11, 1939. It is named for author Mark Twain, a Missouri native. The ...
at the south end of
Council Bluff Lake
Council Bluff Lake is a lake in Mark Twain National Forest in Iron County, Missouri. It is 440 acres in area. Some parts of the lake are 87 feet deep.
The lake was created when Big River was dammed. The Council Bluff Dam construction began in ...
, created in 1981. The Forest Service has a boat ramp for the lake at Enough.
History
A post office called Enough was established in 1916, and continued until 1937. The community was named by postal officials who informed the imaginative postmaster that his hundreds of naming suggestions were "enough".
References
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Iron County, Missouri
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