Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri Explained

Oak Ridge (formerly called Douglas) is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

Oak Ridge was laid out in 1895.^[1] Oak Ridge was descriptively on account of the topography of the area. The name of the post office was afterward changed to Douglas in order to avoid repetition with the similarly named town of Oak Ridge, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. A post office called Douglas was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1922.^[2] The name Douglas has since faded from use.^[3]

References

36.03°N -89.8417°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945 . The State Historical Society of Missouri . November 29, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071957/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pemiscot.html . June 24, 2016 . live.
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 29 November 2016.
3. Book: Reid, Larry E.. My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present: With Special Section on the Eells, Loss, Smiths of New York. 2006. Larry Reid. 978-1-59872-533-9. 16. Douglas was the previous name of the Oak Ridge community....