Buckhorn, Madison County, Missouri

Buckhorn is an unincorporated community in southeastern Madison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is located on Missouri Route M at the location where the West, Middle and East forks of Big Creek converge. The site is approximately 1.5 miles north of the Madison-Wayne county line. The community of Cascade is about three miles south on Big Creek.[2][3]

History

A post office called Buckhorn was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1959.[4] The community took its name from a nearby creek of the same name where bucks were abundant.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckhorn, Madison County, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. Cascade, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  5. "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

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