Bessville, Missouri
| Bessville, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Bollinger County, Missouri | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bollinger |
| Township | Crooked Creek |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
Bessville is an unincorporated community in the southern part of Crooked Creek Township in Bollinger County, Missouri. The community was established as a stop on the Belmont branch of the Iron Mountain Railroad. It was laid out soon after the railroad was built in 1869. The community was named for Sam Bess, who ran a store and became the community’s first postmaster.[1] The first post office in the area operated between 1856-1864, and then again between 1871-1955 after the construction of the railroad.[2]
References
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ↑ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
Municipalities and communities of Bollinger County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | | |
| Villages | ||
| Townships | ||
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Abandoned villages | ||
Coordinates: 37°22′17″N 90°05′20″W / 37.37139°N 90.08889°W
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.