Bayouville, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

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

History

A post office called Bayouville was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1930.[2] The community was so named on account of bayous near the original town site.[3]

Bayouville contains the St. Johns-Laplant IV Archeological District, a prehistoric Native American site listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayouville, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "MISSOURI - New Madrid County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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County seat: New Madrid
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36°39′04″N 89°21′51″W / 36.65111°N 89.36417°W / 36.65111; -89.36417


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