Buick, Missouri

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Buick, Missouri
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Buick
Coordinates: 37°36′25″N91°07′36″W / 37.60694°N 91.12667°W / 37.60694; -91.12667
Country United States
State Missouri
County Iron
Elevation
1,447 ft (441 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID749103 [1]

Buick is an extinct town in southwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

The town was located on Missouri Route KK, four miles southeast of Boss and 3.5 miles south of Bixby. [2]

The area is the location of the Buick Mine, owned by the Doe Run Company. [3]

A post office called Buick was established in 1918, and remained in operation until 1955. [4] The community was named for the fact the first car owner in the area drove a Buick. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buick
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, ist ed., 1998, p.55 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ Mindat: Buick Mine data
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.


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