Allbright, Missouri

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Allbright is an unincorporated community in southeastern Madison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Allbright is located on Gimlet Creek and the west side of the Castor River floodplain about one mile north of the Madison-Wayne county line. [2] [3]

History

A post office called Allbright was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1941. [4] Frank Allbright, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allbright, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ Allbright, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

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