Buckhart, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)