Billmore, Missouri

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

The community is in the Mark Twain National Forest on Missouri Route 142 approximately 17 miles east of Thayer. The Eleven Point River flows past two miles to the east. [2]

History

A post office called Billmore was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] The community takes its name from Billmore Hollow, the valley in which it is located. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Billmore, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°33′46″N91°12′54″W / 36.56278°N 91.21500°W / 36.56278; -91.21500


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