Bedford, Missouri

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Bedford is an unincorporated community in eastern Livingston County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route J four miles northeast of Avalon. The Grand River flows past the north side of the community and the Fountain Grove Conservation Area is two miles east. [2]

History

Bedford was laid out in 1839. [3] A post office called Bedford was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1931. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bedford, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Livingston County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

39°41′46″N93°22′23″W / 39.69611°N 93.37306°W / 39.69611; -93.37306


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