Black is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 49 on the Middle Fork of the Black River, approximately six miles north-northeast of Centerville and southwest of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.[2]
History edit
A post office called Black has been in operation since 1883.[3] The community has the name of George Black, an early settler.[4]
The Buford–Carty Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[5]
Education edit
Lesterville R-IV School District operates the Lesterville Ranch Campus at Black.[6]
Black has a public library, a branch of the Reynolds County Library District.[7]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lesterville R-Iv School District". Great Schools. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Contact Information". Reynolds County Library District. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
37°31′53″N 90°55′59″W / 37.53139°N 90.93306°W
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