Beach, Missouri

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Beach is an unincorporated community in northwestern Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route W, approximately six miles north-northwest of Marshfield.[2]

History[]

Variant names were "Attebury"[1] and "Atteberry".[3] A post office called Beach was established in 1897, the name was changed to Atteberry in 1903, and the post office closed in 1906.[4] The present name of "Beach" was assigned by postal officials.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beach
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ a b "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

Coordinates: 37°25′52″N 92°57′33″W / 37.43111°N 92.95917°W / 37.43111; -92.95917


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