▁the ▁Latin ▁botan ical ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁o ak ▁tree . ▁ ▁Ny ss a , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Ny ss a ▁is ▁the ▁Latin ▁botan ical ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁t up elo ▁tree . ▁ ▁C elt is , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁C elt is ▁is ▁the ▁Latin ▁botan ical ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁hack berry ▁tree . ▁ ▁I lex , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁I lex ▁is ▁the ▁Latin ▁botan ical ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁hol ly ▁tree . ▁ ▁Pl atan us , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Pl atan us ▁is ▁the ▁Latin ▁botan ical ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁sy cam ore ▁tree . ▁ ▁Ul mus , ▁Missouri . ▁ ▁Ul mus ▁is ▁the ▁Latin ▁botan ical ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁el m ▁tree . ▁ ▁Bar ron ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁Latin ▁botan ical ▁names ▁for ▁the ▁towns ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁monot on ous ▁English ▁tree ▁names ▁which ▁were ▁over used ▁in ▁Missouri . ▁After ▁exhaust ing ▁the ▁tim ber ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁Bar ron ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁Inter - R iver ▁D rain age ▁District , ▁which ▁dra ined ▁thousands ▁of ▁acres ▁of ▁cut - over ▁sw amp ▁land ▁in ▁Butler ▁County , ▁Missouri , ▁by ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁d itch es ▁and ▁ ▁of ▁le ve es , ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Bar ron ▁Road ▁in ▁Pop lar ▁Bl uff ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Butler ▁County ▁ ▁The ▁History