Valley City is an unincorporated community in northeast Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route MM approximately seven miles north-northeast of Knob Noster. The community sits above a small tributary stream valley approximately one-half mile east of the Blackwater River.[2]

History

A post office called Valley City was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1903.[3] The community was so named due to its setting in a valley. Earlier names include Gallaher's Mill, Kirkpatrick Mill, Millford, and Grover.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley City, Missouri
  2. Knob Noster, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  4. "Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

38°51′56″N 93°36′43″W / 38.86556°N 93.61194°W / 38.86556; -93.61194


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