Enough, Missouri

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
Location within Missouri
Enough is located in the United States
Enough
Enough
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 37°42′26″N 90°55′00″W / 37.70722°N 90.91667°W / 37.70722; -90.91667
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID749848

Enough (/ˈiːnʌf/ EE-nuf) is a ghost town in Kaolin Township, Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the headwaters of the Big River. 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

Enough had a post office that operated from 1918 to 1936. The community's new postmaster sent about 200 naming suggestions to post officials, who "said that was enough and named the post office Enough". The community was named by postal officials who informed the imaginative postmaster that his hundreds of naming suggestions were "enough".

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Enough (historical)
  2. ↑ "Missouri Place Names Pronunciation Guide" (PDF). University of Kansas. December 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Iron County | The State Historical Society of Missouri". collections.shsmo.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Johnson Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999
  5. ↑ "Iron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ Stewart, George R. (1970). Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 71. p. 13. PRNC:32101081977066.
  7. ↑ "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.