Galesburg, Jasper County, Missouri

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Galesburg is an unincorporated community in northwest Jasper County in southwest Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located on the south bank of the Spring River, approximately twelve miles north of Joplin. [2]

History

Galesburg was laid out in 1869. [3] A post office called Galesburg was established in 1869, and remained in operation until 1907. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galesburg, Jasper County, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 50, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Jasper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

37°16′10″N94°30′56″W / 37.26944°N 94.51556°W / 37.26944; -94.51556

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