Derby, Missouri

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Derby is an unincorporated community in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Derby is located in the Old Lead Belt mining district of southeast Missouri. It is the co-type location of the Derby-Doerun Dolomite, a Cambrian rock unit geologic formation of southeast Missouri. [2] The community lies at the junction of Missouri Route 8 and Missouri Route 32 just south of Elvins. The St. Joe State Park lies adjacent to the community on the east and north. Flat River flows past the west edge of the community. [3]

The community took its name from the Derby Lead Company. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Derby, Missouri
  2. ↑ Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 83-4
  3. ↑ Flat River, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958 (1982 rev.)
  4. ↑ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°49′30″N90°32′19″W / 37.82500°N 90.53861°W / 37.82500; -90.53861


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