Valles Mines, Missouri Explained

Valles Mines is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately seven miles south of De Soto. It is located on Missouri Route V less than one mile west of U.S. Route 67. Joachim Creek flows past the north side of the community.^[1] The ZIP Code for Valles Mines is 63087.^[2]

A post office called Valles Mines was established in 1826.^[3] The community is named after François Vallé, who established lead mines there in the 18th century.^{[4] [5]}

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38.0419°N -90.4997°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49
2. Web site: Valles Mines ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 20 October 2016.
4. Web site: Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071321/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html . dead . 24 June 2016 . The State Historical Society of Missouri. 20 October 2016.
5. Book: How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri . Eaton, David Wolfe . 1916 . 181.