Valley Ridge is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
editA post office called Valley Ridge was established in 1878, the name was changed to Valleyridge in 1894, and the post office closed in 1908.[2] The community was so named because despite its ridgetop location, the soil is said to be as fertile as if the town site were in a valley.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Ridge, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
36°33′53″N 90°05′01″W / 36.56472°N 90.08361°W
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