Belews Creek, Missouri

Belews Creek is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Belews Creek was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community was named after nearby Belews Creek.[3]

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gollark: Also stuff like "Mr" and "Mrs".
gollark: Technically, the language as it can be spoken doesn't require it. However, the language as practically spoken involves them a lot, both as it's convention and because it can disambiguate slightly in certain odd sentences.
gollark: It is also possibly partly due to English bad.
gollark: Localised contamination that is.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belews Creek, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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