Welcome to Roaring River ...
So far, we found very little information about Roaring River. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Roaring River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Roaring River - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Roaring River, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Roaring River , we believe that it would have been located within present day Barry County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roaring River, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
A typical abbreviation for Roaring River: Roaring Riv.
Time Zone: The area where Roaring River was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Roaring River once stood is in the (417) area code.
Communities Also Named Roaring River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Roaring River - they are located in California and North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Roaring River.
Adding Roaring River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roaring River in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Roaring River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Roaring River post office opened in 1854.
We also found Roaring River on a map titled William Bradley Map (1866).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roaring River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roaring River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |