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- 1 2 3 "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belmont Landing
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ↑ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-8262-1021-0.
- ↑ Reigler, Susan (May 1, 2011). The Complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks. University Press of Kentucky. p. 236. ISBN 0-8131-3912-0.
- ↑ Map of White Supremacy mob violence, 1835 - 1964, Monroe Work Today
- ↑ Danny Lewis, "This Map Shows Over a Century of Documented Lynchings in the United States", Smithsonian Magazine, 27 January 2017; accessed 12 April 2018
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