Plum Valley, Missouri

Plum Valley is an extinct town in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Plum Valley was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1910.[2] The community was named for a grove of wild plum trees near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plum Valley
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

Coordinates: 37°21′36″N 92°04′58″W / 37.36000°N 92.08278°W / 37.36000; -92.08278

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