Buckhorn, Madison County, Missouri

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Buckhorn is an unincorporated community in southeastern Madison County, Missouri, United States. [1]

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Description

The community is located on Missouri Route M at the location where the West, Middle and East forks of Big Creek converge. The site is approximately one and a half miles (2.4 km) north of the Madison-Wayne county line. The community of Cascade is about three miles (4.8 km) south on Big Creek. [2] [3]

History

A post office called Buckhorn was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1959. [4] The community took its name from a nearby creek of the same name where bucks were abundant. [5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckhorn
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ Cascade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.


37°20′17″N90°17′22″W / 37.33806°N 90.28944°W / 37.33806; -90.28944


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