Bucoda, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
36°05′24″N 90°12′51″W / 36.09000°N 90.21417°W / 36.09000; -90.21417Bucoda is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. Bucoda is located on U.S. Route 412, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) southwest of Senath.[2]
An early variant name was Byrds, after A. R. Byrds, the original owner of the site.[3] The present name is an amalgamation of the surnames of early settlers Buchanan, Coburn, and Davis.[3] A post office called Byrds was established in 1895, the name was changed to Bucoda in 1917, and the post office closed in 1930.[4]
References
- ^ "Bucoda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Dunklin County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ a b "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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