Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Valles Mines is an
unincorporated community in southern
Jefferson County ,
Missouri , United States.
[1] It is located approximately seven miles south of
De Soto . It is located on
Missouri Route V less than one mile west of
U.S. Route 67 .
Joachim Creek flows past the north side of the community.
[2] The ZIP Code for Valles Mines is 63087.
[3]
A post office called Valles Mines was established in 1826.
[4] The community is named after
François Vallé , who established lead mines there in the 18th century.
[5]
[6]
References
^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valles Mines, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49
ISBN
0899332242
^
"Valles Mines ZIP Code" . zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^
"Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^
"Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)" . The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from
the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916).
How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named . The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp.
181 .
38°02′31″N 90°29′59″W / 38.04194°N 90.49972°W / 38.04194; -90.49972