Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Oak Ridge (formerly called Douglas) is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Oak Ridge was laid out in 1895.^[2] Oak Ridge was descriptively on account of the topography of the area.^[2] The name of the post office was afterward changed to Douglas in order to avoid repetition with the similarly named town of Oak Ridge, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.^[2] A post office called Douglas was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1922.^[3] The name Douglas has since faded from use.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pemiscot County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
^ Reid, Larry E. (2006). My Reid and Harrison Families in North America from Their Arrival to Present: With Special Section on the Eells, Loss, Smiths of New York. Larry Reid. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-59872-533-9. Douglas was the previous name of the Oak Ridge community...