Bucoda, Missouri

Bucoda, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Bucoda
Coordinates: 36°05′24″N 90°12′51″W / 36.09000°N 90.21417°W / 36.09000; -90.21417Coordinates: 36°05′24″N 90°12′51″W / 36.09000°N 90.21417°W / 36.09000; -90.21417
Country United States
State Missouri
County Dunklin
Elevation 249 ft (76 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 573
GNIS feature ID 738036[1]

Bucoda 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 algamation 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

  1. ↑ "Bucoda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Dunklin County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 29 September 2016.


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