Orchid, Missouri
Orchid is an unincorporated community in northwest DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is on Missouri Route 31 approximately four miles southeast of Union Star and 9.5 miles northwest of Maysville.[2]
History[]
The Orchid post office closed in 1900.[3] The community probably was named after the orchid plant.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchid, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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Coordinates: 39°57′06″N 94°31′47″W / 39.95167°N 94.52972°W
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