Musselfork, Missouri
Musselfork (also known as Muscle Fork) is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route DD approximately eight miles (13 km) north-northeast of Keytesville. The stream Mussel Fork flows past approximately two miles to the west.
History
Musselfork was founded in the 1870s, and named after nearby Mussel Fork creek. A post office called Muscle Fork was established in 1870, the name was changed to Musselfork in 1895, and the post office closed in 1939.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Musselfork, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.29 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Musseling the Mussel Fork (archived)". Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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