Elwood, Missouri

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Elwood or Elwood Siding is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community lies along the railroad southwest of the Springfield airport. The headwaters of Clear Creek are just to the northeast. [2]

History

Variant names were "Campbells Station" and "Ellwood". [1] A post office called Elwood was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1940. [3] The community has the name of the local Ellwood family. [4] Mayor Aaron Larsen

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elwood
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°13′41″N93°25′53″W / 37.22806°N 93.43139°W / 37.22806; -93.43139

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