Forbes, Missouri

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Forbes is an unincorporated community in southeastern Holt County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located approximately five miles southeast of Oregon.

History

Forbes was laid out in 1869. [2] The community was named for railroad magnate John Murray Forbes. [3] A post office called Forbes was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1975. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbes, Missouri
  2. ↑ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.  174.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.

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