Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri
Bachelor is an
unincorporated community in northern
Callaway County, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri.
[1] The community is on
Missouri Route A, approximately six miles east-southeast of
Auxvasse. The headwaters of
Bachelor Creek are to the northwest of the community.
[2]
History
A post office called Bachelor was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1959.
[3] The community was named after
Bachelor Creek.
[4]
References
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^
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelor, Missouri
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^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 38,
ISBN
0-89933-353-2
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^
"Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from
the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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^
"Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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