Big Ridge, Missouri

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Big Ridge is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community has a historic church [2] and once had a schoolhouse. [3] A relatively tall ridge near the site accounts for the name. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Ridge, Missouri
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Ridge Church
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Ridge School
  4. ↑ "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

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