Acorn Ridge, Missouri

Acorn Ridge or Acornridge is an unincorporated community in Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route J, approximately seven miles west of Bloomfield.[2]

History

A post office called Acorn Ridge was established in 1860, and remained in operation until 1909.[3] The community was named for the acorn oak timber near the original town site.[4] A variant spelling was "Acornridge".[1]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Acorn Ridge
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 67, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.



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