Beaufort is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Route 185, approximately 11 miles (18 km) west of Union.
The first settlement at Beaufort was made in 1849, but the entire town was moved to its present site in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Beaufort has been in operation since 1849. The community most likely takes its name from Beaufort, South Carolina, the native home of an early postmaster. The ZIP code for Beaufort is 63013.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaufort, Missouri
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.39 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- "Beaufort ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
| Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| County seat: Union | ||
| Cities |  | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other communities |
| |
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
38°25′15″N 91°11′21″W / 38.42083°N 91.18917°W / 38.42083; -91.18917
 | This Franklin County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |