Brushyknob, Missouri

Brushyknob is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[2] The community is located on Route 76, approximately fourteen miles east of Ava. The old townsite is located along Route 76 on Tarbutton Creek, about 1.5 miles east of Bryant Creek at an elevation of 920 feet. The Brushyknob church and cemetery is on a ridge flat about 3500 feet to the south-southeast and some 200 feet higher in elevation. The historic Brushyknob school is 850 feet south of the church.[1][3]

Brushyknob, Missouri
Community
Location of Brushyknob, Missouri
Location of Brushyknob, Missouri
Brushyknob, Missouri
Location of Brushyknob, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°57′53″N 92°29′10″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDouglas County
Elevation922 ft (281 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code
65621 (historical)
GNIS feature ID740700[2]

It previously had a post office (ZIP code was 65621) from 1903 to 1967,[4] but mail is now served by the post office in Ava.

References

  1. Brusyknob Quadrangle, Missouri–Douglas County, 7.5 Minute Series, USGS, 1973
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brushyknob, Missouri
  3. Buckhart Quadrangle, Missouri, 15 Minute historic topographic quad., USGS, 1937
  4. Post Offices in Douglas County, MO


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