Robertsville,_Missouri

Robertsville, Missouri

Robertsville, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Robertsville is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately six miles (10 km) southwest of Pacific on Missouri Route O[2] and is home to the 1,225-acre (4.96 km2) Robertsville State Park.[3]

History

A post office called Robertsville has been in operation since 1859.[4] The community was laid out by Edward James Roberts and named after him.[5]

On December 31, 2010, an EF2 tornado devastated Robertsville.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robertsville, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.40 ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    Missouri State Parks
  4. [4]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. [6]
    "New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak". National Weather Service. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

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