Beaufort, Missouri
Beaufort is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Route 185, approximately eleven miles west of Union.[2]
The first settlement at Beaufort was made in 1849, but the entire town was moved to its present site in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office called Beaufort has been in operation since 1849.[4] The community most likely takes its name from Beaufort, South Carolina, the native home of an early postmaster.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaufort, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.39 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ a b "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 38°25′15″N 91°11′21″W / 38.42083°N 91.18917°W
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