Billmore is an unincorporated community in southeastern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community is in the Mark Twain National Forest on Missouri Route 142 approximately 17 miles east of Thayer. The Eleven Point River flows past two miles to the east.[2]
History
editA post office called Billmore was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community takes its name from Billmore Hollow, the valley in which it is located.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Billmore, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
36°33′46″N 91°12′54″W / 36.56278°N 91.21500°W
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