Garber, Missouri

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Garber is an unincorporated community in western Taney County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] Garber is located along the Missouri Pacific Railroad line and Roark Creek, approximately four miles northwest of Branson. [2]

History

A post office called Garber was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1956. [3] The community once contained the Garber schoolhouse, now defunct, but still standing. [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garber
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garber School (historical)
  5. ↑ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

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