Plevna, Missouri

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CountryUnited States
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Plevna, Missouri
Plevna is located in Missouri
Plevna
Plevna
Plevna is located in the United States
Plevna
Plevna
Coordinates: 39°58′25″N 92°05′11″W / 39.97361°N 92.08639°W / 39.97361; -92.08639
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyKnox
Area
  Total
1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2)
  Land1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2)
  Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
7
  Density5.5/sq mi (2.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63469
Area code660
FIPS code29-58574
GNIS feature ID735795[2]

Plevna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Knox County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Edina on Missouri Route 15. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7.[3]

Plevna was platted in 1877.[4] According to author and name historian Robert Ramsay, the community is named after Plevna, Bulgaria,[5][6] site of a Russian victory at the Siege of Plevna during the Russo-Turkish War. A post office was established at Plevna in 1877.[7]

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