Musselfork, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Musselfork (also known as Muscle Fork) is an unincorporated community in Chariton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route DD approximately eight miles (13 km) north-northeast of Keytesville. The stream Mussel Fork flows past approximately two miles to the west.[2]

History

Musselfork was founded in the 1870s, and named after nearby Mussel Fork creek.[3] A post office called Muscle Fork was established in 1870, the name was changed to Musselfork in 1895, and the post office closed in 1939.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Musselfork, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.29 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Musseling the Mussel Fork (archived)". Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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39°33′05″N 92°52′32″W / 39.55139°N 92.87556°W / 39.55139; -92.87556


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