Enterprise is an
unincorporated community
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in northern
Linn County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is on a county road approximately one mile south of the Linn-
Sullivan county line and four miles east of
Browning. Upper tributaries of
Long Branch flow past the community.
History
Enterprise was originally called Northcutt, and under the latter name was
plat
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ted in the late 1850s, and named after B. F. Northcutt, the original owner of the town site. Another variant name was "Rodney".
A post office called Northcutt was established in 1858, the name was later changed to Rodney, and the post office closed in 1902.
References
Unincorporated communities in Linn County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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