Safe, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Missouri

Safe is an unincorporated community in southeastern Maries County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] The community is located on Missouri Route H on a hill just west of and above the Bourbeuse River.^[2] The community is approximately six miles north-northeast of St. James.^[3]

History

A post office called Safe was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1958.^[4] According to one tradition, the community was named for the generosity of the proprietor of a local gristmill who allowed safekeeping of customer's grain.^[5] Another tradition maintains the name is an acronym of the surnames of four first settlers, namely Shinkle, Aufderheide, Fann, and Essman.^[6]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Safe, Missouri
^ Safe, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1980 rev.)
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 47, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
^ "Maries County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 113.