Belgrade, Missouri
Belgrade, Missouri | |
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![]() ![]() Belgrade, Missouri | |
Coordinates: 37°47′12″N 90°50′57″W / 37.78667°N 90.84917°WCoordinates: 37°47′12″N 90°50′57″W / 37.78667°N 90.84917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
County | Washington County |
Population | |
• Total | 200 |
ZIP code | 63622 |
Belgrade is an unincorporated community in south central Washington County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route C, approximately five miles (10 km) west of Caledonia and ten miles (16 km) south of Potosi.
History[]
A post office called Belgrade has been in operation since 1867.[2] The community was named after Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.[3] An early variant name was "Bryanville ".[4]
Geography[]
Belgrade is on the north bank of Big River along Missouri Route C.[5] The town is at an elevation of 886 feet (270 m) above sea level.[1]
Education[]
Public schools in the Belgrade area are administered by Valley R-6: Caledonia school district.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belgrade, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.
- ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Belgrade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle. USGS, 1958 (1986 rev.)
- ^ "Valley R-Vi Website". valleyschooldistrict.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Missouri
- Unincorporated communities in Missouri
- St. Louis Area, Missouri geography stubs