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Corbin is a former rural community in St. Clair County, in the
A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present of St. Clair County, Missouri
Retrieved 12 October 2020 The community site was inundated and destroyed with the creation of the
p. 23 (discussion of "old white schoolhouse outside of Corbin, MO", numerous references to Bear Creek Cemetery former name of Corbin cemetery) A post office called Corbin was established in 1901, named for Jim Corbin, and remained in operation until 1933.Synhorst, Curtis H
Cultural Resources Project, Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir Project, Volume II Historical Resources: Historical Gazetteer and Mitigation Recommendations
US Army Corps of Engineers (1983), p. 54 (notes that Corbin post office was named at Jim Corbin, who established it) The former Corbin Church laying west along former Route 82 from the Corbin post office is now Bear Creek Church, and Missouri Route 82 has been realigned to the south. The former Route 82 alignment is now NE 320 Rd. through the former location of Corbin. The road joins modern Route 82 to the east, and ends to the west where the now inundated and wider Weaubleau Creek lies in the Truman Reservoir Management Lands.Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Weaubleau Creek)
Missouri Department of Conservation, Retrieved 27 October 2020
Corbin is a former rural community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state
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of Missouri
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. It was located in Section 8 of Polk Township, about seven miles east of Osceola
Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Muscogee language, Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfa ...
.Moser, Arthur PaulA Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets, Past and Present of St. Clair County, Missouri
Retrieved 12 October 2020 The community site was inundated and destroyed with the creation of the
Truman Reservoir
The Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir, also known as Truman Lake, is located in the state of Missouri, United States. It is located between Clinton and Warsaw, on the Osage River and extends south to Osceola. The dam is located in Benton C ...
.Missouri State Archives - Finding Aid (998.492)p. 23 (discussion of "old white schoolhouse outside of Corbin, MO", numerous references to Bear Creek Cemetery former name of Corbin cemetery) A post office called Corbin was established in 1901, named for Jim Corbin, and remained in operation until 1933.Synhorst, Curtis H
Cultural Resources Project, Harry S. Truman Dam and Reservoir Project, Volume II Historical Resources: Historical Gazetteer and Mitigation Recommendations
US Army Corps of Engineers (1983), p. 54 (notes that Corbin post office was named at Jim Corbin, who established it) The former Corbin Church laying west along former Route 82 from the Corbin post office is now Bear Creek Church, and Missouri Route 82 has been realigned to the south. The former Route 82 alignment is now NE 320 Rd. through the former location of Corbin. The road joins modern Route 82 to the east, and ends to the west where the now inundated and wider Weaubleau Creek lies in the Truman Reservoir Management Lands.Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Weaubleau Creek)
Missouri Department of Conservation, Retrieved 27 October 2020
References
Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in St. Clair County, Missouri {{StClairCountyMO-geo-stub