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Bracken, Missouri

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Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Bracken is an unincorporated community in Webster County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Bracken is located on Missouri Route DD, approximately six miles east of Marshfield. The headwaters of Bracken Creek are to the northeast of the community.

History

A post office called Bracken was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1906. The community takes its name from nearby Bracken Creek.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bracken, Missouri
  2. High Prairie Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
Municipalities and communities of Webster County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Marshfield
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

37°20′26″N 92°47′11″W / 37.34056°N 92.78639°W / 37.34056; -92.78639


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