Basher, Missouri

Basher is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.^[1] Basher is located on a ridge northeast of Ava at the junction of Missouri Route 76 and Missouri Route U^[2] at an elevation of 1,342 ft (409 m).^[1]

History

A post office called Basher was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1920.^[3] The community was named after Harve Bash, the original owner of the site.^[4]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basher, Missouri
↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Douglas County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ava
City	Ava
Townships	Benton Boone Brown Brush Creek Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cass Champion Clay Clinton Findley Jackson Lincoln McKinley McMurtrey Miller Richland Spencer Spring Creek Walls Washington Wood
Unincorporated communities	Arden Arno Basher Bertha Brushyknob Buckhart Champion Cheney Coldspring Cross Roads Denlow Depew Dogwood Drury Fielden Filer Gentryville Girdner Goodhope Granada Hebron Merritt Ongo Prior Red Bank Richville Rome Roosevelt Roy Smallett Squires Sweden Tigris Topaz Vanzant Vera Cruz Witty
Ghost towns	Ann Bryant Larissa Omba Rippee Silverton Tedrick

Coordinates: 36°59′48″N 92°36′22″W / 36.99667°N 92.60611°W / 36.99667; -92.60611

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