Melbourne, Missouri

Melbourne is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|722205}}

The community is in the southeast corner of the county on Missouri Route 146. Gilman City is approximately {{Convert|4|mi|spell=in}} to the west and Brimson in adjacent Grundy County is about {{Convert|2.5|mi}} to the east. Sugar Creek flows past to the north and Tombstone Creek passes the south side of the community.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 21, {{isbn|0899332242}}Gilman City East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984

History

A post office called Melbourne was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1966.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Harrison | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=3 October 2016}} The community was named after Melbourne, in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_harrison.html |title=Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=3 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070336/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_harrison.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Harrison County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri