Belgrade, Missouri

Belgrade, Missouri
unincorporated community
Belgrade, Missouri is located in Missouri
Belgrade, Missouri
Belgrade, Missouri
Location within Missouri
Coordinates: 37°47′12″N 90°50′57″W / 37.78667°N 90.84917°W / 37.78667; -90.84917
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWashington County
Established1876
Population
 • Total
200
ZIP code
63622

Belgrade is an unincorporated community in south central Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route C, approximately five miles (8.0 km) west of Caledonia and ten miles (16 km) south of Potosi.

History

A post office called Belgrade has been in operation since 1867. The community was named after Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. An early variant name was "Bryanville ".

Geography

Belgrade is on the north bank of Big River along Missouri Route C. The town is at an elevation of 886 feet (270 m) above sea level.

Education

Public schools in the Belgrade area are administered by Valley R-6: Caledonia school district.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belgrade, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.
  4. ↑ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ Belgrade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle. USGS, 1958 (1986 rev.)
  6. ↑ "Valley R-Vi Website". valleyschooldistrict.org. Retrieved August 29, 2015.