Bliss, Missouri

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Bliss is an unincorporated community in northeast Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Mineral Fork adjacent to Missouri Route 47. [2]

History

Bliss was first named "Kingston Furnace", and under the latter name was founded in the 1870s, and named after Wyllys King, proprietor of a local blast furnace. [3] A post office called Bliss was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1943. [4] The present name is after the local Bliss family. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bliss, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p. 48 ISBN   0899332242
  3. 1 2 "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

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