Burg, Missouri
| Burg, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Bollinger County, Missouri | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bollinger |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 573 |
Burg is an unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri. The name is a common designation and is related to the establishment of a post office. When asked, "What shall we call this burg?", no satisfactory answer was given, so the name "Burg" was suggested to postal authorities.[1] The post office was maintained from 1908-1910.[2]
The Geographic Names Information System has an entry for Burg Post Office (historical) with a location of unknown.[3]
References
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html
- ↑ Post Offices in Bollinger County, MO http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/bo017ml.htm
- ↑ "Burg Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
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