Buttsville, Missouri

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Buttsville is an unincorporated community in Grundy County, Missouri, United States. [1]

History

A Mr. Wright had a post office and some living in his home were named Butts. Eventually, the place became known as Buttsville. [2] A post office was established as Buttsville in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902. [3] When the railroad was built through Grundy County but bypassed Buttsville, the community declined in importance. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buttsville, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Grundy County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Grundy County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ Campbell, Robert Allen (1874). Campbell's Gazetteer of Missouri: From Articles Contributed by Prominent Gentlemen in Each County of the State, and Information Collected and Collated from Official and Other Authentic Sources. R. A. Campbell. p. 222.

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