Safe,_Missouri

Safe, Missouri

Safe, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Missouri

Safe is an unincorporated community in southeastern Maries County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route H on a hill just west of and above the Bourbeuse River.[2] The community is approximately six miles north-northeast of St. James.[3]

History

A post office called Safe was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1958.[4] According to one tradition, the community was named for the generosity of the proprietor of a local gristmill who allowed safekeeping of customer's grain.[5] Another tradition maintains the name is an acronym of the surnames of four first settlers, namely Shinkle, Aufderheide, Fann, and Essman.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Safe, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Safe, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1980 rev.)
  3. [3]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 47, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
  4. [4]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Maries County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  6. [6]
    Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 113.

38°05′18″N 91°39′08″W


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