Boekerton, Missouri

Boekerton is an unincorporated community in New Madrid County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Boekerton was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1918.^[2] The community has the name of the local Boeker family.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boekerton, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
↑ "New Madrid County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of New Madrid County, Missouri, United States

County seat: New Madrid

Cities	Canalou Catron Gideon Howardville Lilbourn Marston Matthews Morehouse New Madrid Parma Portageville‡ Risco Sikeston‡ Tallapoosa

Village	North Lilbourn

Townships	Anderson Big Prairie Como Hough La Font Le Sieur Lewis New Madrid Portage St. John West

Unincorporated communities	Bayouville Big Ridge Boekerton Broadwater Como Conran Dodds Hartzell Hurricane Ridge Kewanee La Forge Lorwood Noxall Point Pleasant Ristine

Ghost towns	Baxter East Lake Frailie Linda Ogden Selkirk Wila

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

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