Buckhart, Missouri Explained

Buckhart is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. The townsite is at an elevation of located on Brush Creek east of Missouri Route 95 on State Route CC. It is south of Drury and northeast of Gentryville.[1]

History

A post office called Buckhart was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1957.[2] The community was named for the fact a buck was killed near the original town site.[3]

References

36.8939°N -92.3192°W

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63,
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 28 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071714/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_douglas.html . 24 June 2016 .

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