Brownfield, Missouri
Brownfield is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located just over one mile southeast of the Laclede-Pulaski county line and one mile east of Missouri Route K. It is within the Mark Twain National Forest and the Gasconade River lies just one mile to the east.[2]
History
A post office called Brownfield was established in 1930, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] Riley Brownfield, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownfield, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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