Brushyknob, Missouri Explained

Brushyknob, Missouri
Settlement Type:Community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Brushyknob, Missouri
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Brushyknob, Missouri
Coordinates:36.9647°N -92.4861°W
Coordinates Footnotes:[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Douglas County
Elevation Ft:922
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Zip Code
Postal Code:65621 (historical)
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:740700

Brushyknob is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The community is located on Route 76, approximately fourteen miles east of Ava. The old townsite is located along Route 76 on Tarbutton Creek, about 1.5 miles east of Bryant Creek at an elevation of 920 feet. The Brushyknob church and cemetery is on a ridge flat about 3500 feet to the south-southeast and some 200 feet higher in elevation. The historic Brushyknob school is 850 feet south of the church.[1] [2]

It previously had a post office (ZIP code was 65621) from 1903 to 1967,[3] but mail is now served by the post office in Ava.

Notes and References

  1. Brusyknob Quadrangle, Missouri–Douglas County, 7.5 Minute Series, USGS, 1973
  2. Buckhart Quadrangle, Missouri, 15 Minute historic topographic quad., USGS, 1937
  3. http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/data/County/Douglas.htm Post Offices in Douglas County, MO