Bachelor, Missouri Explained

Bachelor is an unincorporated community in northern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route A, approximately six miles east-southeast of Auxvasse. The headwaters of Bachelor Creek are to the northwest of the community.[1]

History

A post office called Bachelor was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1959.[2] The community was named after Bachelor Creek.[3]

References

38.9933°N -91.7722°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 38,
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 7 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071020/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_callaway.html . 24 June 2016 .

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