Valles Mines, Missouri
Valles Mines is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately seven miles south of De Soto. It is located on Missouri Route V less than one mile west of U.S. Route 67. Joachim Creek flows past the north side of the community.[2]
A post office called Valles Mines was established in 1826.[3] The community is named after François Vallé, who established lead mines there in the 18th century.[4][5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valles Mines, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.
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