Brooklyn, Missouri

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Brooklyn is an unincorporated community in west central Harrison County, Missouri, United States. [1]

The community is at the confluence of Shain Creek and the West Fork Big Creek. It is at the end of Missouri Route Z approximately two miles west of US Route 69 and five miles west of the community of Ridgeway. [2]

History

Brooklyn was platted in 1865. [3] One source states the name is a transfer from Brooklyn, New York, [4] while according to another source a brook (Big Creek) near the town site may have caused the name to be selected. [3] A post office called Brooklyn was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1908. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooklyn, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 14-15, ISBN   0899332242
  3. 1 2 "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 15. ISBN   9780826210210.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

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