Brazito, Missouri Explained

Brazito
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:U.S. State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cole County
Established Title:Laid out
Established Date:1850
Named For:Battle of El Brazito
Postal Code:65109
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Coordinates:38.4456°N -92.3028°W
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Missouri
Pushpin Label:Brazito

Brazito is an unincorporated community in Cole County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is approximately ten miles southwest of Jefferson City along U.S. Route 54.[1] It borrows its ZIP Code, 65109, from Jefferson City. The area code is also used by Elston and St. Martins.[2]

History

Brazito was laid out in 1850, and named in commemoration of the Battle of El Brazito in the Mexican–American War.[3] A post office called Brazito was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1930.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, 1998, Delorme pp. 37-8
  2. Web site: Brazito, Missouri Zip Codes for 2020, 2019 . 2024-05-06 . suburbanstats.org.
  3. Web site: Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 22 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071207/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cole.html . 24 June 2016 .
  4. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 22 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .