Bertha, Missouri

Bertha is an unincorporated community in southern Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Bertha is located on the Fox Creek floodplain, just north of its junction with Bryant Creek on County Road 95-345, southeast of Gentryville.[2]

History

A post office called Bertha was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the first name of his daughter, Bertha Hawkins.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bertha, 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)

36°50′16″N 92°23′05″W / 36.83778°N 92.38472°W / 36.83778; -92.38472


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