Brownfield, Missouri

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Brownfield
Coordinates: 37°40′01″N92°20′42″W / 37.66694°N 92.34500°W / 37.66694; -92.34500
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyLaclede

Brownfield is an unincorporated community in northeastern Laclede County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located just over one mile southeast of the Laclede-Pulaski county line and one mile east of Missouri Route K. It is within the Mark Twain National Forest and the Gasconade River lies just one mile to the east. [2]

History

A post office called Brownfield was established in 1930, and remained in operation until 1955. [3] Riley Brownfield, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brownfield, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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