Leibig, Missouri

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Ripley County, Missouri}}

Leibig is an unincorporated community in southwestern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|750683}} The community is located approximately eight miles southwest of Doniphan and three miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas border. The Fourche River is just west of the village.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}

History

A variant spelling was "Liebig".{{cite book|author=United States Post Office Dept|title=United States Official Postal Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GQUDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA424|year=1909|page=424}} A post office called Liebig was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1931.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Ripley | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=14 December 2016}} The community has the name of John Liebig, a pioneer settler.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ripley.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071854/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ripley.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead | title=Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=December 14, 2016 }}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Ripley County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri