Belgrade, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

37°47′12″N 90°50′57″W / 37.78667°N 90.84917°W / 37.78667; -90.84917CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyWashington CountyPopulation

• Total200ZIP code

63622

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.