Plum Valley, Missouri
Plum Valley is an extinct town in west central Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The community lies near the East Fork of Roubidoux Creek, approximately one mile west of Missouri Route 17 and 3.5 miles west of Bucyrus.[2]
A post office called Plum Valley was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1910.[3] The community was named for a grove of wild plum trees near the original town site.[4]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Plum Valley". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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