Forbes, Missouri

Forbes is an unincorporated community in southeastern Holt County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately five miles southeast of Oregon.

History

Forbes was laid out in 1869.[2] The community was named for railroad magnate John Murray Forbes.[3] A post office called Forbes was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1975.[4]

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 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 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 8 October 2016.


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