Valley Ridge is an unincorporated community in

Dunklin County Dunklin County is located in the Bootheel of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,283. The largest city and county seat is Kennett. The county was officially organized on February 14, 1845, and is named in ...

, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

A post office called Valley Ridge was established in 1878, the name was changed to Valleyridge in 1894, and the post office closed in 1908. The community was so named because despite its ridgetop location, the soil is said to be as fertile as if the town site were in a valley.

References

Unincorporated communities in Dunklin County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{DunklinCountyMO-geo-stub