Belgrade, Missouri Explained

Belgrade, Missouri
Pushpin Map:	Missouri#USA
Coordinates:	37.7867°N -90.8492°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Missouri
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Washington County
Established Date:	1876
Population Total:	200
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	63622

Belgrade is an unincorporated community in south central Washington County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route C, approximately five miles (10 km) west of Caledonia and ten miles (16 km) south of Potosi.

History

A post office called Belgrade has been in operation since 1867.^[1] The community was named after Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.^[2] An early variant name was "Bryanville ".^[3]

Geography

Belgrade is on the north bank of Big River along Missouri Route C.^[4] The town is at an elevation of above sea level.

Education

Public schools in the Belgrade area are administered by Valley R-6: Caledonia school district.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 30 December 2016.
2. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1918 . 370.
3. Web site: Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071506/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_washington.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 30, 2016 .
4. Belgrade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle. USGS, 1958 (1986 rev.)
5. Web site: Valley R-Vi Website. valleyschooldistrict.org. 29 August 2015.