Belgrade, Missouri
Belgrade, Missouri | |
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  Belgrade, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°47′12″N 90°50′57″W / 37.78667°N 90.84917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Washington County |
| Population | |
| • Total | 200 |
| 1 | |
| ZIP code | 63622 |
Belgrade is an unincorporated community in south central Washington County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route C about six miles (10 km) west of Caledonia and ten miles (16 km) south of Potosi. Belgrade is near the Route 21 corridor.
History
A post office called Belgrade has been in operation since 1867.[2] The community was named after Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.[3] An early variant name was "Bryanville ".[4]
Geography
Belgrade is on the north bank of Big River along Missouri Route C.[5] The town is at an elevation of 886 feet (270 m) above sea level.[1]
Education
Public schools in the Belgrade area are administered by Valley R-6: Caledonia school district.[6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belgrade, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.
- ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Belgrade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle. USGS, 1958 (1986 rev.)
- ^ "Valley R-Vi Website". valleyschooldistrict.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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