Beach, Missouri Explained

Beach is an unincorporated community in northwestern Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route W, approximately six miles north-northwest of Marshfield.^[1]

History

Variant names were "Attebury" and "Atteberry".^[2] A post office called Beach was established in 1897, the name was changed to Atteberry in 1903, and the post office closed in 1906.^[3] The present name of "Beach" was assigned by postal officials.

References

37.4311°N -92.9592°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52,
2. Web site: Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 2, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071608/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_webster.html . June 24, 2016 . live .
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 1 January 2017.