Bertha is an unincorporated community in southern Douglas County, Missouri, United States. [1] Bertha is located on the Fox Creek floodplain, just north of its junction with Bryant Creek on County Road 95-345, southeast of Gentryville. [2]
History
A post office called Bertha was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1956. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the first name of his daughter, Bertha Hawkins. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bertha, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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"Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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36°50′16″N 92°23′05″W / 36.83778°N 92.38472°W
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Bertha is an unincorporated community in southern Douglas County, Missouri, United States. [1] Bertha is located on the Fox Creek floodplain, just north of its junction with Bryant Creek on County Road 95-345, southeast of Gentryville. [2]
History
A post office called Bertha was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1956. [3] An early postmaster gave the community the first name of his daughter, Bertha Hawkins. [4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bertha, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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^
"Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
Municipalities and communities of
Douglas County, Missouri, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| City | | |
| Townships | ||
|
Unincorporated communities |
| |
| Ghost towns | ||
36°50′16″N 92°23′05″W / 36.83778°N 92.38472°W
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| This Douglas County, Missouri state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |