Valles Mines, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of 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

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valles Mines, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49 ISBN 0899332242
^ "Valles Mines ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^ "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.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 181.