Buell is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in northern Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Missouri

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, Missouri

Missouri

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, United States

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. It is located about five miles northeast of Montgomery City

Montgomery City, Missouri

Montgomery City is a city in Montgomery County, Missouri, United States. The population was 2,442 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Montgomery County.-Geography:Montgomery City is located at...

 on Route 161. Its post office has closed and its mail now comes from Montgomery City. The community was founded in 1903 and is named after Buell Hensley, a businessman. It is widely known throughout the surrounding areas as the town with the green house. This is due to the fact that there is a house painted a bright shade of green with a gas tank painted like a watermellon.