Official Name: | Buick, Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Former community |
Pushpin Map: | Missouri#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Buick |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Iron |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1447 |
Coordinates: | 37.6069°N -91.1267°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 749103 |
Buick is an extinct town in southwest Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
The town was located on Missouri Route KK, four miles southeast of Boss and 3.5 miles south of Bixby.[1]
The area is the location of the Buick Mine, owned by the Doe Run Company.[2]
A post office called Buick was established in 1918, and remained in operation until 1955.[3] The community was named for the fact the first car owner in the area drove a Buick.[4]