Brazito, Missouri

Brazito
Unincorporated community
Brazito in May 2024
Brazito in May 2024
Brazito is located in Missouri
Brazito
Brazito
Location in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°26′44″N 92°18′10″W / 38.44556°N 92.30278°W / 38.44556; -92.30278
Country United States
U.S. StateMissouri
CountyCole County
Laid out1850
Named forBattle of El Brazito
ZIP code
65109

Brazito is an unincorporated community in Cole County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is approximately ten miles southwest of Jefferson City along U.S. Route 54.[2] It borrows its ZIP Code, 65109, from Jefferson City. The area code is also used by Elston and St. Martins.[3]

History

Brazito was laid out in 1850, and named in commemoration of the Battle of El Brazito in the Mexican–American War.[4] A post office called Brazito was established in 1856, and remained in operation until 1930.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brazito, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, 1998, Delorme pp. 37-8 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Brazito, Missouri Zip Codes for 2020, 2019". suburbanstats.org. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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