Belgrade, Missouri

Belgrade, Missouri
unincorporated community
Belgrade, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°47′12″N 90°50′57″W / 37.78667°N 90.84917°W / 37.78667; -90.84917Coordinates: 37°47′12″N 90°50′57″W / 37.78667°N 90.84917°W / 37.78667; -90.84917
Country United States
State Missouri
County Washington County
Population
 • Total 200
  1
ZIP code 63622

Belgrade is an unincorporated community in south central Washington County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route C about six miles (10 km) west of Caledonia and ten miles (16 km) south of Potosi. Belgrade is near the Route 21 corridor.

History

A post office called Belgrade has been in operation since 1867.[2] The community was named after Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.[3] An early variant name was "Bryanville ".[4]

Geography

Belgrade is on the north bank of Big River along Missouri Route C.[5] The town is at an elevation of 886 feet (270 m) above sea level.[1]

Education

Public schools in the Belgrade area are administered by Valley R-6: Caledonia school district.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belgrade, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.
  4. ↑ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Belgrade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle. USGS, 1958 (1986 rev.)
  6. ↑ "Valley R-Vi Website". valleyschooldistrict.org. Retrieved 29 August 2015.


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