Blue Ridge, Missouri

Blue Ridge is an unincorporated community in southeast Harrison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes 146 and MM approximately six miles southeast of Bethany and five miles northwest of Gilman City. The site is on a broad ridge between Sugar Creek to the northeast and Cypress Creek to the southwest.[2]

History

A post office called Blue Ridge was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1908.[3] The community most likely was named after the ridge near the town site.[4] It was formerly a municipality, being disincorporated in 1950.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1900123—
191067−45.5%
192050−25.4%
19307346.0%
194058−20.5%
195027−53.4%
Missouri Census Data Center[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blue Ridge, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 21 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "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)
  5. ↑ Moser, Arthur Paul (1980). "Moser's Directory of harrison County, Missouri". Springfield-Greene County Library District. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Missouri Population 1900-1990 (All Incorporated Places)" (PDF). Missouri Census Data Center. University of Missouri Center for Health Policy. Retrieved May 5, 2026.

40°11′32″N 93°56′08″W / 40.19222°N 93.93556°W / 40.19222; -93.93556


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