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'''Grubville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in western [[Jefferson County, Missouri|Jefferson County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref>{{GNIS|718907}}</ref> It is part of the [[St. Louis]] metropolitan area and is located near the Jefferson/[[Franklin County, Missouri|Franklin County]] line, approximately one mile south of [[Route 30 (Missouri)|Route 30]]. The area code is 636 and zip code is 63041. |
'''Grubville''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in western [[Jefferson County, Missouri|Jefferson County]], [[Missouri]], United States.<ref>{{GNIS|718907}}</ref> It is part of the [[St. Louis]] metropolitan area and is located near the Jefferson/[[Franklin County, Missouri|Franklin County]] line, approximately one mile south of [[Route 30 (Missouri)|Route 30]]. The area code is 636 and zip code is 63041. |
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A post office called Grubville has been in operation since 1853.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Jefferson | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref> The community was named after the occupation of a local "grubber" (i.e. post hole digger).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html |title=Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=19 October 2016 | |
A post office called Grubville has been in operation since 1853.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Jefferson | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 October 2016}}</ref> The community was named after the occupation of a local "grubber" (i.e. post hole digger).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html |title=Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=19 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071321/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:54, 21 September 2019
Grubville is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is part of the St. Louis metropolitan area and is located near the Jefferson/Franklin County line, approximately one mile south of Route 30. The area code is 636 and zip code is 63041.
A post office called Grubville has been in operation since 1853.[2] The community was named after the occupation of a local "grubber" (i.e. post hole digger).[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grubville, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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