Forbes, Missouri

Forbes
Unincorporated Community
Forbes Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 39°54′10″N95°04′58″W / 39.90278°N 95.08278°W / 39.90278; -95.08278
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Holt
Township	Forbes
Elevation [1]	853 ft (260 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	64433 [2]
Area code	660
GNIS feature ID	718056 [1]

Forbes is an unincorporated community in southeastern Holt County, Missouri, United States. ^[1]

History

Forbes was laid out on April 3rd, 1869 ^{[3] [4]} and was established along the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railway. ^[5] The community was named for railroad magnate John Murray Forbes. ^[6] At that time there were only 40 families in the vicinity and no village established yet. ^[7] The first post office called Elm Grove ^[8] was operated by the founder of the town Levi Devorss ^[5] from 1868 to 1895. ^[9] The railroad station at that time was named Tarkio. ^[10] During the 1880 census, the communtiy of Forbes boasted a populated of 159 and was considered a village. ^[11] A post office called Forbes was established in 1903 ^[12] , and remained in operation until 1975. ^{[9] [13]} The BNSF railway alongside Forbes continues to operate freight trains carrying coal for the Iatan power plant near Kansas City. ^[14]

Geography

Forbes is located at the intersection of Route O and Route T at the foot of the Loess Hills in the Missouri River Valley. The settlement is located on the bluffs along Forbes Creek. It is located approximately eight miles southeast of Forest City and ten miles west of Amazonia. Due to a bend in the nearby Missouri River, the state of Kansas is about three miles east, south, and west of Forbes.

Recreation

Two Missouri state conservation areas are located near Forbes, Riverbreaks Conservation Area to its northwest and Monkey Mountain Conservation Area to its east.

Education

Forbes is located in South Holt R-I School District which is based out of the county seat, Oregon. ^[15]

References

1. "Forbes". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
2. "Oregon MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
3. Derr, Eileen (1981). Gone home: Directory of the deceased and items of history of Holt County, Missouri, 1837-1981. Holt County Missouri Historical Society.
4. "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
5. Williams, Walter (1915). A History of Northwest Missouri Volume I. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 540.
6. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  174.
7. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Henry - Howell". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
8. "Standard atlas of Holt County, Missouri, 1898". Chicago, Ill : Geo. A. Ogle & Co. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
9. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
10. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Henry - Howell". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
11. "The Holt County Sentinel". May 20, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
12. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Henry - Howell". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
13. Cram, George Frankling. "New railroad and county map of Missouri, 1882". David Rumsey Map Collection. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
14. "Missouri State Rail Plan" (PDF). Missouri Departme of Transportation. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
15. "South Holt R-1 School District" . Retrieved June 12, 2025.