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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States}}
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'''Judge''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Osage County, Missouri|Osage County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|720447}}</ref>
==History==
A post office called Judge was established in 1914, and remained in operation until 1922.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Osage | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=26 November 2016}}</ref> The community was named for the fact A. J. Branson, a local judge, was the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_osage.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071217/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_osage.html | archivedate = June 24, 2016 | url-status = live | title=Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri| accessdate= November 26, 2016}}</ref>
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Osage County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri]]
[[Category:Jefferson City metropolitan area]]
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