Buckhart, Missouri

Buckhart is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.[1] The townsite is at an elevation of 876 feet (267 m)[1] located on Brush Creek east of Missouri Route 95 on State Route CC. It is south of Drury and northeast of Gentryville.[2]

History

A post office called Buckhart was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] The community was named for the fact a buck was killed near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckhart, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Coordinates: 36°53′38″N 92°19′09″W / 36.89389°N 92.31917°W / 36.89389; -92.31917


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