Beemont, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Beemont is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community is located on Missouri Route ZZ on the west side of Boeuf Creek one half mile east of the Franklin-Gasconade county line.^[2]

History

A post office called Beemont was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1915.^[3] The community was so named in jest because its few businesses were said to be as "busy as a bee".^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beemont, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 39, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
^ "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)