Bois D'Arc, Missouri
For other uses, see Bois d'arc (disambiguation).
Bois D'Arc (local /ˈboʊdɑːrk/; French pronunciation: [bwɑˈdaʁk]) is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri, United States, about fifteen miles northwest of Springfield. The community is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Bois D'arc has been in operation since 1868.[1] The community was named for an individual osage-orange tree (also known as a bois d'arc) which stood near the original town site.[2]
References
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 170.
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Coordinates: 37°15′23″N 93°30′28″W / 37.25639°N 93.50778°W
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