Victoria, Missouri

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Victoria is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|736359|name=Victoria}}

History

Victoria was platted in 1859.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071321/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)| publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| access-date=20 October 2016}} A variant name was "Victoria Station". A post office called Victoria Station was established in 1863, the name was changed to Victoria in 1885, and the post office closed in 1955.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Jefferson | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=20 October 2016}}

References

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{{Jefferson County, Missouri}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jefferson County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri

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