Wilby, Missouri
Wilby is an unincorporated community in northern Butler County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route O approximately seven miles north of Poplar Bluff. It sits on the east margin of the Black River floodplain[2] at an elevation of 361 feet.[1] The community of Hilliard lies three miles to the south-southeast along the Black River.[3] The Missouri Pacific Railway passes the west side of the community along the Black River floodplain. The community lies within the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]
The community most likely was named after Wilby, a railroad employee.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilby, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 67 ISBN 0899332242
- Poplar Bluff, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1979 rev.)
- "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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