Basher, Missouri

Basher
Unincorporated community
Basher is located in Missouri
Basher
Basher
Location in Missouri
Basher is located in the United States
Basher
Basher
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°59′48″N 92°36′22″W / 36.99667°N 92.60611°W / 36.99667; -92.60611
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDouglas
Named forHarve Bash

Basher is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Basher is located on a ridge northeast of Ava at the junction of Missouri routes 76 and U[2] at an elevation of 1,342 ft (409 m).[1]

History

A post office called Basher was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1920.[3] The community was named after Harve Bash, the original owner of the site.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basher, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "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)


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