Jeff, Missouri

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Jeff is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route V approximately seven miles east of Thayer. It is one mile north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line. The community of Farewell is 1.5 miles to the east on Route V. [2]

History

A post office called Jeff was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1914. [3] The community's name is derived from the last name from Joseph Jeffers, the proprietor of a local mill. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jeff, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN   0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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