Blendville, Joplin

Blendville is a neighborhood of Joplin, Missouri.^[1]

History

Blendville was originally called Blend City, and under the latter name was founded in the 1870s, and named for ore blending near the original town site.^[2] A post office called Blendsville was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1900.^[3] The community was annexed to Joplin in 1892.^[1]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blendville (historical)
↑ "Jasper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Carthage

Cities	Alba Asbury Carl Junction Carterville Carthage Duenweg Jasper Joplin‡ La Russell Neck City Oronogo Purcell Reeds Sarcoxie Waco Webb City

Villages	Airport Drive Avilla Brooklyn Heights Carytown Duquesne Fidelity

Townships	Duval Galena Jackson Jasper Joplin Lincoln Madison Marion McDonald Mineral Preston Sarcoxie Sheridan Twin Groves Union

Unincorporated communities	Belleville Bowers Mill‡ Dudenville‡ Galesburg Kendricktown Knights Lone Elm Maple Grove Maxville Medoc Parshley Preston Prosperity Scotland Smithfield Tuckahoe

Ghost town	Georgia City

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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