Brazito | |
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![]() Brazito in May 2024 | |
Coordinates: 38°26′44″N92°18′10″W / 38.44556°N 92.30278°W | |
Country | ![]() |
U.S. State | Missouri |
County | Cole County |
Laid out | 1850 |
Named after | Battle of El Brazito |
ZIP code | 65109 |
Brazito is an unincorporated community in Cole County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
The community is approximately ten miles southwest of Jefferson City along U.S. Route 54. [2] It borrows its ZIP Code, 65109, from Jefferson City. The area code is also used by Elston and St. Martins. [3]
Brazito was laid out in 1850, and named in commemoration of the Battle of El Brazito in the Mexican–American War. [4] A post office called Brazito was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1930. [5]
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