Bayfield is an extinct town in the southwest corner of
DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb:
* DeKalb County, Alabama
* DeKalb County, Georgia
* DeKalb County, Illinois
* DeKalb County, Indiana
* DeKalb County, Missouri
...
, in the
U.S. state of
Missouri
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. The community was on the Little Third Fork of the Platte River approximately three miles southwest of
Clarksdale and one-quarter mile east of the DeKalb-
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county line.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20 ]
Bayfield had its start ca. 1880 when the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway was extended to that point. A post office called Bayfield was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1917.
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Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in DeKalb County, Missouri
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