Grubville, Missouri

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

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grubville, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. "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.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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