Robertsville, Missouri

Robertsville suffered from the early spring 2008 Midwest floods

Robertsville is an unincorporated community in eastern Franklin County, Missouri, United States. It is located about six miles (10 km) southwest of Pacific on Missouri Supplemental Route O. It is Home to the 1,225-acre (4.96 km2) Robertsville State Park.

History

Robertsville was named for its founder, M. J. Roberts.[1]

On December 31, 2010, an EF2 tornado devastated Robertsville.[2]

References

  1. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 168.
  2. "New Years Eve Tornado Outbreak". National Weather Service. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

Coordinates: 38°24′53″N 90°48′50″W / 38.41472°N 90.81389°W / 38.41472; -90.81389


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