Forest Green is an unincorporated community in southeastern Chariton County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately eight miles south of Salisbury on Route 5.
Forest Green was platted in 1873 by John Green Forest,[2] and most likely was named for the proprietor.[3] A post office called Forest Green was established in 1873, and remained in operation until 1979.[4]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest Green, Missouri
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 274.
- ^ "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
39°18′54″N 92°50′16″W / 39.31500°N 92.83778°W
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