Bachelor is an unincorporated community in northern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route A, approximately six miles east-southeast of Auxvasse. The headwaters of Bachelor Creek are to the northwest of the community.[2]
History
A post office called Bachelor was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1959.[3] The community was named after Bachelor Creek.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bachelor, Missouri
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, p. 38, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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38°59′36″N 91°46′20″W / 38.99333°N 91.77222°W
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