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Melbourne, Missouri

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

The community is in the southeast corner of the county on Missouri Route 146. Gilman City is approximately four miles (6.4 km) to the west and Brimson in adjacent Grundy County is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the east. Sugar Creek flows past to the north and Tombstone Creek passes the south side of the community. [2] [3]

History

A post office called Melbourne was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1966. [4] The community was named after Melbourne, in Australia. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Melbourne, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 21, ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ Gilman City East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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