Bannister, Missouri

Last updated

Bannister
Unincorporated community
USA Missouri location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Bannister
Bannister's position in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°02′06″N92°59′18″W / 38.03500°N 92.98833°W / 38.03500; -92.98833
Country United States
State Missouri
County Camden
Established1893
Named after Bannister family
Elevation
[1]
748 ft (228 m)
GNIS feature ID740656 [1]

Bannister is an unincorporated community in southwest Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route N 4.5 miles north of Macks Creek and 5.5 miles southeast of Climax Springs. The Little Niangua River flows past approximately one-half mile north of the site. [2]

History

A post office called Bannister was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1916. [3] The community most likely was named after the Bannister family. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bannister, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 44 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.