Bellair, Missouri

Bellair is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 5, approximately ten miles south-southwest of Boonville.[2]

History

Bellair was founded in the 1840s by T. P. Bell, and named for him.[3] A post office called Bellair was established in 1849, then was changed to Bell Air in 1864, and the post office closed in 1906.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellair, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.


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