Musselfork (also known as Muscle Fork) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Chariton County, in the

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.The community is located on

Missouri Route DD A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ...

approximately north-northeast of Keytesville. The stream

Mussel Fork Mussel Fork is a stream in Adair County, Missouri, Adair, Chariton County, Missouri, Chariton, Linn County, Missouri, Linn, Macon County, Missouri, Macon and Sullivan County, Missouri, Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tribut ...

flows past approximately two miles to the west.

History

Musselfork was founded in the 1870s, and named after nearby

creek. A post office called Muscle Fork was established in 1870, the name was changed to Musselfork in 1895, and the post office closed in 1939.

References

Unincorporated communities in Chariton County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{CharitonCountyMO-geo-stub