Bardley, Missouri

Bardley is an unincorporated community on the Oregon/Ripley county line in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is located approximately two miles north of U.S. Route 160 and thirteen miles east of Alton.

History

Bardley had its start in 1895 as a logging town.[2] The community was named after Bordley, Kentucky, the native home of a first settler (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[3] A post office called Bardley was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1966.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bardley, Missouri
  2. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 5.
  3. "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 14 December 2016.



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