Valles Mines, Missouri
Valles Mines is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States and northern St. Francois County.[1] It is located approximately seven miles south of De Soto and is less than one mile from U.S. Route 67. The community is part of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
A post office called Valles Mines was established in 1826.[2] The community is named after François Vallé, who established lead mines there in the 18th century.[3][4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valles Mines, Missouri
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.
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