Bayouville, Missouri

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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 , 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 19 November 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 19 November 2016.

Coordinates: 36°39′04″N 89°21′51″W / 36.65111°N 89.36417°W / 36.65111; -89.36417


Retrieved from ""