Bidwell, Missouri

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Bidwell
Partlow
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Bidwell
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Bidwell
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°52′18″N92°42′35″W / 37.87167°N 92.70972°W / 37.87167; -92.70972
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
County Laclede
Elevation
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1,001 ft (305 m)
GNIS feature ID740677 [1]

Bidwell is an unincorporated community in northern Laclede County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] The community is located just west of Missouri Route 5 and 2.5 miles south of Decaturville in southern Camden County. [2]

History

An early variant name was Partlow, after J. W. Partlow, a railroad promoter. [3] A post office called Partlow was established in 1886, the name was changed to Bidwell in 1895, and the post office closed in 1915. [4] The present name of Bidwell was the wife's maiden name of an early postmaster. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bidwell, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. 1 2 "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.


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