Blue Mills, Missouri

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Blue Mills is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

The community was named for a watermill on the Blue River. [2] A post office called Blue Mill was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1895. [3] A variant name was Twyman. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Mills
  2. ↑ "Jackson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

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