Blue Mills, Missouri

History

The community was named for a watermill on the Blue River.[2] A post office called Blue Mill was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1895.[3] A variant name was Twyman.[1]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Mills
  2. "Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

39°08′58″N 94°18′11″W


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