Beemont, Missouri
Beemont is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route ZZ on the west side of Boeuf Creek one half mile east of the Franklin-Gasconade county line.
History
A post office called Beemont was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1915. The community was so named in jest because its few businesses were said to be as "busy as a bee".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beemont, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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