Robertsville is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately six miles (10 km) southwest of Pacific on Missouri Route O[2] and is home to the 1,225-acre (4.96 km2) Robertsville State Park.[3]

History

A post office called Robertsville has been in operation since 1859.[4] The community was laid out by Edward James Roberts and named after him.[5]

On December 31, 2010, an EF2 tornado devastated Robertsville.[6]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Robertsville, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.40 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ Missouri State Parks
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak". National Weather Service. Retrieved April 11, 2014.

38°24′53″N 90°48′50″W / 38.41472°N 90.81389°W / 38.41472; -90.81389


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