Brooklyn, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Brooklyn is an unincorporated community in west central Harrison County, Missouri, United States.^[1]

The community is at the confluence of Shain Creek and the West Fork Big Creek. It is at the end of Missouri Route Z approximately two miles west of US Route 69 and five miles west of the community of Ridgeway.^[2]

History

Brooklyn was platted in 1865.^[3] One source states the name is a transfer from Brooklyn, New York,^[4] while according to another source a brook (Big Creek) near the town site may have caused the name to be selected.^[3] A post office called Brooklyn was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1908.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooklyn, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 14-15, ISBN 0899332242
^ ^a ^b "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780826210210.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.