Buckeye, Missouri

Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A variant name was "Bement".^[2] A post office called Buckeye was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1919.^[3] The community was named for a grove of buckeye trees near the original town site.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckeye, Missouri
1 2 "Mississippi County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Mississippi County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Charleston

Cities	Anniston Bertrand Charleston East Prairie Miner‡ Wyatt

Villages	Pinhook Wilson City

Townships	James Bayou Long Prairie Mississippi Ohio St. James Tywappity Wolf Island

Unincorporated communities	Alfalfa Center Bird's Point Buckeye Catalpa Deventer Dogwood Dorena Henson Pulltight Samos Texas Bend Whiting Wolf Island

Ghost towns	Belmont Crosno Fuget Greenfield Hallett Norfolk Rushs Ridge Three States

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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