Bertha, Missouri

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Bertha is an unincorporated community in southern Douglas County, Missouri, United States. [1] Bertha is located on the Fox Creek floodplain, just north of its junction with Bryant Creek on County Road 95-345, southeast of Gentryville. [2]

History

A post office called Bertha was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1956. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the first name of his daughter, Bertha Hawkins. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bertha, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. "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)

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