Buchanan, Missouri
| Buchanan, Missouri | |
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| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Bollinger County, Missouri | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bollinger |
| Township | Filmore Township |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
Buchanan is an unincorporated community in the southern part of Filmore Township in Bollinger County, Missouri. The community lies about 18 miles southwest of Marble Hill and was named after James Buchanan, the fifteenth president of the United States who served in office from 1856-1860.[1][2] A post office was established in 1857 and in operation until 1940.[3]
References
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ↑ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Bollinger County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/bollinpl.html
- ↑ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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Coordinates: 37°12′40″N 90°11′32″W / 37.21111°N 90.19222°W
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