Orchid is an unincorporated community in northwest DeKalb County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route 31 approximately four miles southeast of Union Star and 9.5 miles northwest of Maysville.[2]

History

The Orchid post office closed in 1900.[3] The community probably was named after the orchid plant.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchid, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 20, ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°57′06″N 94°31′47″W / 39.95167°N 94.52972°W / 39.95167; -94.52972


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