Big Ridge, Missouri
Big Ridge is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The community has a historic church[2] and once had a schoolhouse.[3] A relatively tall ridge near the site accounts for the name.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Ridge, Missouri
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Ridge Church
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Ridge School
- ^ "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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36°43′39″N 89°39′46″W / 36.72750°N 89.66278°W
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