Buick, Missouri

Buick, Missouri
Former community
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Coordinates: 37°36′25″N 91°07′36″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Iron
Elevation	1,447 ft (441 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	749103[1]

Buick is an extinct town in southwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

The town was located on Missouri Route KK, four miles southeast of Boss and 3.5 miles south of Bixby.[2]

The area is the location of the Buick Mine, owned by the Doe Run Company.[3]

A post office called Buick was established in 1918, and remained in operation until 1955.[4] The community was named for the fact the first car owner in the area drove a Buick.[5]

See also

• Chevrolet, Kentucky

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buick
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, ist ed., 1998, p.55 ISBN 0899332242
3. Mindat: Buick Mine data
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
5. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.