Bynumville, Missouri

Bynumville is an unincorporated community in eastern Chariton County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about twelve miles north of Salisbury on Route 129.

Bynumville was named for Dr. Joseph Bynum, an early settler.[2] A post office called Bynumville was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1967.[3] The town site was not officially platted until 1878.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bynumville, Missouri
  2. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 274.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. "Chariton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

Coordinates: 39°37′00″N 92°46′34″W / 39.61667°N 92.77611°W / 39.61667; -92.77611


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