Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
Robertsville is an
unincorporated community in eastern
Franklin County,
Missouri, United States.
[1] It is located approximately six miles (10 km) southwest of
Pacific on
Missouri Route O
[2] and is home to the 1,225-acre (4.96 km2) Robertsville State Park.
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History
A post office called Robertsville has been in operation since 1859.
[4] The community was laid out by Edward James Roberts and named after him.
[5]
On
December 31, 2010, an EF2 tornado devastated Robertsville.
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References
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robertsville, Missouri
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^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.40
ISBN
0899332242
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Missouri State Parks
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"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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"Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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"New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak". National Weather Service. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
38°24′53″N 90°48′50″W / 38.41472°N 90.81389°W / 38.41472; -90.81389