Valles Mines, Missouri

Valles Mines is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately seven miles south of De Soto. It is located on Missouri Route V less than one mile west of U.S. Route 67. Joachim Creek flows past the north side of the community.[2] The ZIP Code for Valles Mines is 63087.[3]

A post office called Valles Mines was established in 1826.[4] The community is named after François Vallé, who established lead mines there in the 18th century.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valles Mines, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Valles Mines ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  6. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.

38°02′31″N 90°29′59″W / 38.04194°N 90.49972°W / 38.04194; -90.49972


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