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Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Forbes is an unincorporated community in southeastern Holt County, Missouri, United States.

History

Forbes was laid out in 1869. The community was named for railroad magnate John Murray Forbes. A post office called Forbes was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1975.

Geography

Forbes is located at the intersection of Missouri Route O and Route T where the Loess Hills and the Missouri River floodplain meet. It is located approximately eight miles southeast of Forest City and ten miles west of Amazonia. Due to a bend in the nearby Missouri River, Kansas is about three miles east, south, and west of Forbes.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forbes, Missouri
  2. "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 174.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
Municipalities and communities of Holt County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Oregon
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39°54′10″N 95°04′58″W / 39.90278°N 95.08278°W / 39.90278; -95.08278


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