Bixby is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in western
Iron County,
Missouri
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, United States. It is located at the western intersection of
Routes 32 and
49, approximately 22 miles east of
Salem.
A post office called Bixby was established in 1906, and remained in operation until 1952. The community has the name of
William K. Bixby, a railroad car manufacturer.
References
Unincorporated communities in Iron County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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