Big Ridge, Missouri Explained

Big Ridge is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community has a historic church and once had a schoolhouse. A relatively tall ridge near the site accounts for the name.[1]

References

36.7275°N -89.6628°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071939/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_new_madrid.html . June 24, 2016 . dead . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 19, 2016 .

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