Blue Ridge, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Blue Ridge was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1908.^[2] The community most likely was named after the ridge near the town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Ridge, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
↑ "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Bethany

Cities	Bethany Cainsville Gilman City‡ New Hampton Ridgeway

Villages	Blythedale Eagleville Mount Moriah

Townships	Adams Bethany Butler Clay Colfax Cypress Dallas Fox Creek Grant Hamilton Jefferson Lincoln Madison Marion Sherman Sugar Creek Trail Creek Union Washington White Oak

Unincorporated communities	Akron Andover Blue Ridge Bolton Brooklyn Hatfield Martinsville Matkins Mitchellville Pawnee Pleasant Ridge Washington Center

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 40°11′32″N 93°56′08″W / 40.19222°N 93.93556°W / 40.19222; -93.93556

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