Blue Ridge, Missouri

Blue Ridge is an unincorporated community in southeast Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes 146 and MM approximately six miles southeast of Bethany and five miles northwest of Gilman City. The site is on a broad ridge between Sugar Creek to the northeast and Cypress Creek to the southwest.[2]

History

A post office called Blue Ridge was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1908.[3] The community most likely was named after the ridge near the town site.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Ridge, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 21 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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