Bellair is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 5, approximately ten miles south-southwest of Boonville.[2]
History
Bellair was founded in the 1840s by T. P. Airbell, and named for him.[3] A post office called Bellair was established in 1849, then was changed to Bell Air in 1864, and the post office closed in 1906.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellair, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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38°49′59″N 92°50′40″W / 38.83306°N 92.84444°W
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