Bachelor, Missouri

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Bachelor is an unincorporated community in northern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route A, approximately six miles east-southeast of Auxvasse. The headwaters of Bachelor Creek are to the northwest of the community. [2]

History

A post office called Bachelor was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1959. [3] The community was named after Bachelor Creek. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelor, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 38, ISBN   0-89933-353-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°59′36″N91°46′20″W / 38.99333°N 91.77222°W / 38.99333; -91.77222