Bynumville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in eastern
Chariton County,
Missouri
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, United States. It is located approximately north of
Salisbury
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Salisbury is in the southeast of ...
on
Route 129
The following highways are numbered 129:
Canada
* Ontario Highway 129
* Prince Edward Island Route 129
Costa Rica
* National Route 129
India
* National Highway 129 (India)
Japan
* Japan National Route 129
United States
* Interstate 129
* ...
.
Bynumville was named for Dr. Joseph Bynum, an early settler. A post office called Bynumville was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1967. The town site was not officially
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted until 1878.
References
Unincorporated communities in Chariton County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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