Beemont, Missouri

Beemont is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Beemont was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1915.[2] The community was so named in jest because its few businesses were said to be as "busy as a bee".[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beemont, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

Coordinates: 38°28′50″N 91°21′34″W / 38.48056°N 91.35944°W / 38.48056; -91.35944

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