Orchard Farm is an unincorporated community in St. Charles County, Missouri, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Orchard Farm was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] The community was so named on account of orchards near the original town site.[3]

Notes

  1. "Orchard Farm, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. "St. Charles County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38°52′43″N 90°26′46″W / 38.87861°N 90.44611°W / 38.87861; -90.44611


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