Acorn Ridge, Missouri

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Acorn Ridge or Acornridge is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route J, approximately seven miles west of Bloomfield. [2]

History

A post office called Acorn Ridge was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1909. [3] The community was named for the acorn oak timber near the original town site. [4] A variant spelling was "Acornridge". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acorn Ridge
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

36°54′48″N90°03′29″W / 36.91333°N 90.05806°W / 36.91333; -90.05806


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