Orchid, Missouri

Orchid is an unincorporated community in northwest DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route 31 approximately four miles southeast of Union Star and 9.5 miles northwest of Maysville.[2]

History

The Orchid post office closed in 1900.[3] The community probably was named after the orchid plant.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchid, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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