Bangert, Missouri

Bangert is an unincorporated community in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

An early variant name was Avery.[1] A post office called Avery was in operation from 1880 until 1886, the name was changed to Bangert in 1902, and the post office closed in 1951.[2] Avery was the name of C. A. Avery, an early postmaster, and Bangert was the name of a railroad official.[3]

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gollark: That's not some sort of universal truth, just a rough heuristic which is somewhat accurate.
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bangert
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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