Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
| Bucoda, Missouri | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Bucoda | |
| Coordinates: 36°05′24″N 90°12′51″W / 36.09000°N 90.21417°W / 36.09000; -90.21417 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Dunklin |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 573 |
| GNIS feature ID | 738036 |
Bucoda is an unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States. Bucoda is located on U.S. Route 412, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) southwest of Senath.
An early variant name was Byrds, after A. R. Byrds, the original owner of the site. The present name is an amalgamation of the surnames of early settlers Buchanan, Coburn, and Davis. A post office called Byrds was established in 1895, the name was changed to Bucoda in 1917, and the post office closed in 1930.
References
- "Bucoda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Dunklin County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Missouri Department of Transportation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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| County seat: Kennett | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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