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Burch, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°16′06″N 90°21′16″W / 37.26833°N 90.35444°W / 37.26833; -90.35444
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Burch is an unincorporated community in northeast Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is near the headwaters of Bear Creek along County road 207 approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Coldwater and 3.5 miles north of Clubb.[2]

History

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A post office called Burch was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1938.[3] The community has the name of George Burch, an early settler.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burch, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

37°16′06″N 90°21′16″W / 37.26833°N 90.35444°W / 37.26833; -90.35444