Burr Oak, Missouri

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Burr Oak is an extinct town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Variant names were "Burr Oak Valley" and "Burroak". [1] A post office called Burr Oak Valley was established in 1875, the name was changed to Burroak in 1895, the name was changed again to Burr Oak in 1899, and the post office closed in 1905. [2] The community was named for a grove of burr oak trees near the original town site. [3] The names are descriptive of the trees in the vicinity, an American oak whose acorns have large cups with burs on them. It was also called Robinson's Mill in honor of the George Robinson lumber mill there. [4]

Some locals refer Burr Oak township as a city, however, it is not officially a city, or a town, it's a township.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burr Oak (historical)
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Lincoln County | The State Historical Society of Missouri". collections.shsmo.org. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

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