Black is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 49 on the Middle Fork of the Black River, approximately six miles north-northeast of Centerville and southwest of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park.[2]

History

A post office called Black has been in operation since 1883.[3] The community has the name of George Black, an early settler.[4]

The Buford–Carty Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[5]

Education

Lesterville R-IV School District operates the Lesterville Ranch Campus at Black.[6]

Black has a public library, a branch of the Reynolds County Library District.[7]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lesterville R-Iv School District". Great Schools. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Contact Information". Reynolds County Library District. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

37°31′53″N 90°55′59″W / 37.53139°N 90.93306°W / 37.53139; -90.93306


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