Brunot, Missouri Explained

Brunot
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:495
Coordinates:37.3103°N -90.54°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:63636
Area Code:573
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:730456[1]

Brunot is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Wayne County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately six miles east of Des Arc on Route 143. The community is on the west bank of Crane Pond Creek.[2]

History

The area of modern-day Brunot was part of a concession given to Domitille DeHault by the Spanish lieutenant-governor in 1800. Brunot was named for Felix A.R. Brunot, one of the partners of Singer and Company who helped start the community. He also owned mineral rights in the area. Brunot was originally created to be a county seat, but it is now located in Greenville.[3] It was given the name Brunot by 1860 and it officially had a post office which was designated in 1858. The post office during the American Civil War was often the only one that operated in Wayne County. The post office officially closed in 1957, when any stores that had existed in the town had also closed.[4]

Religion

The town maintained two different churches, including a Christian and Methodist church, both of which are long abandoned. The Christian church was founded in the 1880s and continued services until the 1950s. The longest serving pastor, Reverend Isaac Brooks, preached there as a circuit riding pastor from 1909 to 1934.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 730456. Brunot, Missouri.
  2. Brunot, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  3. Web site: Wayne County, Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 | The State Historical Society of Missouri. shsmo.org. 2016-07-10. June 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wayne.html. dead.
  4. Book: Cramer, Rose Fulton . 1972 . Wayne County Missouri . Cape Girardeau, Missouri . The Ramfree Press . 598–600 . 0-911208-22-4.
  5. Book: Cramer, Rose Fulton . 1972 . Wayne County Missouri . Cape Girardeau, Missouri . The Ramfree Press . 522 . 0-911208-22-4.