Forbes, Missouri
Forbes is an unincorporated community in southeastern Holt County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles southeast of Oregon.
History
Forbes was laid out in 1869.[2] The community was named for railroad magnate John Murray Forbes.[3] A post office called Forbes was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1975.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbes, Missouri
- "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 174.
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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