Bliss is an unincorporated community in northeast Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Mineral Fork adjacent to Missouri Route 47. [2]
Bliss was first named "Kingston Furnace", and under the latter name was founded in the 1870s, and named after Wyllys King, proprietor of a local blast furnace. [3] A post office called Bliss was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1943. [4] The present name is after the local Bliss family. [3]
38°05′35″N 90°44′25″W / 38.09306°N 90.74028°W
Bliss is an unincorporated community in northeast Washington County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Mineral Fork adjacent to Missouri Route 47. [2]
Bliss was first named "Kingston Furnace", and under the latter name was founded in the 1870s, and named after Wyllys King, proprietor of a local blast furnace. [3] A post office called Bliss was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1943. [4] The present name is after the local Bliss family. [3]
38°05′35″N 90°44′25″W / 38.09306°N 90.74028°W