Garfield, Missouri

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Garfield is an unincorporated community in southeast Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] The community is located adjacent to Missouri Route E, approximately three miles southeast of Couch. [2]

History

A variant name was "Sittonville". [1] A post office called Garfield was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1906. [3] The community has the name of James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°35′07″N91°19′33″W / 36.58528°N 91.32583°W / 36.58528; -91.32583

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