Bunker Hill, Howard County, Missouri

Bunker Hill is an unincorporated community in Howard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.{{GNIS|740708|name=Bunker Hill}}

History

The community was named in commemoration of the Battle of Bunker Hill.{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_howard.html |title=Howard County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=8 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070841/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_howard.html |archivedate=24 June 2016 }} The post office at Bunker Hill was called Myers, after Henry Myers, a pioneer citizen. The Myers post office was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1905.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Howard |title=Post Offices |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=8 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009174643/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Howard |archivedate=9 October 2016 }}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Missouri

Category:Unincorporated communities in Missouri