Buckhart is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] The townsite is at an elevation of 876 feet (267 m)[1] located on Brush Creek east of Missouri Route 95 on State Route CC. It is south of Drury and northeast of Gentryville.[2]
History
A post office called Buckhart was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1957.[3] The community was named for the fact a buck was killed near the original town site.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckhart, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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