Plevna, Missouri
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Plevna, Missouri | |
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| Coordinates: 39°58′25″N 92°05′11″W / 39.97361°N 92.08639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Knox |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2) |
| • Land | 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7 |
| • Density | 5.5/sq mi (2.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 63469 |
| Area code | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-58574 |
| GNIS feature ID | 735795[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]
