Bertha is an unincorporated community in southern Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Bertha is located on the Fox Creek floodplain, just north of its junction with Bryant Creek on County Road 95-345, southeast of Gentryville.[2]
History
A post office called Bertha was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] An early postmaster gave the community the first name of his daughter, Bertha Hawkins.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bertha, 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 March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
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