Billingsville, Missouri

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

History

Billingsville was laid out in 1860. [2] The Billingsville post office closed in 1942. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Billingsville, Missouri
  2. "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

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