Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Black is an
unincorporated community in northern
Reynolds County,
Missouri, United States.
[1] It is located on
Route 49 on the Middle Fork of the
Black River, approximately six miles north-northeast of
Centerville and southwest of
Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.
[2]
History
A post office called Black has been in operation since 1883.
[3] The community has the name of George Black, an early settler.
[4]
The
Buford–Carty Farmstead was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
[5]
Education
Lesterville R-IV School District operates the Lesterville Ranch Campus at Black.
[6]
Black has a
public library, a branch of the Reynolds County Library District.
[7]
References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black, Missouri
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^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56,
ISBN
0-89933-224-2
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"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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"Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri.
Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
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"National Register Information System".
National Register of Historic Places.
National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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"Lesterville R-Iv School District". Great Schools. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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"Contact Information". Reynolds County Library District. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
37°31′53″N 90°55′59″W / 37.53139°N 90.93306°W / 37.53139; -90.93306