Orchid, Missouri
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Orchid is an unincorporated community in northwest DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 31 approximately four miles southeast of Union Star and 9.5 miles northwest of Maysville.[2]
History
The Orchid post office closed in 1900.[3] The community probably was named after the orchid plant.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchid, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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