Forbes, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Forbes is an unincorporated community in southeastern Holt County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles southeast of Oregon.

History

Forbes was laid out in 1869.[2] The community was named for railroad magnate John Murray Forbes.[3] A post office called Forbes was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1975.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbes, Missouri
  2. ^ "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 174.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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39°54′10″N 95°04′58″W / 39.90278°N 95.08278°W / 39.90278; -95.08278


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