Black, Missouri

Black is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 49 on the Middle Fork of the Black River, approximately six miles north-northeast of Centerville and southwest of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.[2]

History

A post office called Black has been in operation since 1883.[3] The community has the name of George Black, an early settler.[4]

The Buford–Carty Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[5]

Education

Lesterville R-IV School District operates the Lesterville Ranch Campus at Black.[6]

Black has a public library, a branch of the Reynolds County Library District.[7]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. "Lesterville R-Iv School District". Great Schools. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. "Contact Information". Reynolds County Library District. Retrieved 17 March 2018.



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