Brooklyn, Missouri

Brooklyn is an unincorporated community in west central Harrison County, Missouri, United States.[1]

The community is at the confluence of Shain Creek and the West Fork Big Creek. It is at the end of Missouri Route Z approximately two miles west of US Route 69 and five miles west of the community of Ridgeway.[2]

History

Brooklyn was platted in 1865.[3] One source states the name is a transfer from Brooklyn, New York,[4] while according to another source a brook (Big Creek) near the town site may have caused the name to be selected.[3] A post office called Brooklyn was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1908.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooklyn, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 14-15, ISBN 0899332242
  3. "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)
  4. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780826210210.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

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