Belgrade is an unincorporated community in south central Washington County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route C, approximately five miles (10 km) west of Caledonia and ten miles (16 km) south of Potosi.
History
A post office called Belgrade has been in operation since 1867.[2] The community was named after Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.[3] An early variant name was "Bryanville ".[4]
Geography
Belgrade is on the north bank of Big River along Missouri Route C.[5] The town is at an elevation of 886 feet (270 m) above sea level.[1]
Education
Public schools in the Belgrade area are administered by Valley R-6: Caledonia school district.[6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belgrade, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.
- ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Belgrade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle. USGS, 1958 (1986 rev.)
- ^ "Valley R-Vi Website". valleyschooldistrict.org. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
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