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Enough, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°42′26″N 90°55′00″W / 37.70722°N 90.91667°W / 37.70722; -90.91667
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Enough, Missouri
Former community
A forest service sign at the site of Enough
A forest service sign at the site of Enough
Enough is located in Missouri
Enough
Enough
Enough is located in the United States
Enough
Enough
Coordinates: 37°42′26″N 90°55′00″W / 37.70722°N 90.91667°W / 37.70722; -90.91667
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID749848[1]

Enough is a ghost town in Kaolin Township,[2] Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It lies near the headwaters of the Big River.[3] The site is now part of Mark Twain National Forest at the south end of Council Bluff Lake, created in 1981. The Forest Service has a boat ramp for the lake at Enough.

History

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A post office called Enough was established in 1916, and continued until 1937.[4] The community was named by postal officials who informed the imaginative postmaster that his hundreds of naming suggestions were "enough".[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enough (historical)
  2. ^ "Iron County | The State Historical Society of Missouri". collections.shsmo.org. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Johnson Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999
  4. ^ "Iron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  5. ^ Stewart, George R. (1970). Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 71. p. 13. PRNC:32101081977066.
  6. ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.