Garwood, Missouri

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Garwood is an unincorporated community in southern Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Missouri Route 34 and approximately eight miles northeast of Van Buren in adjacent Carter County. [2]

History

A post office called Garwood was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] The community most likely was named after a businessperson in the local logging industry. The building that served as a one-room schoolhouse still stands and is known as the Garwood Community Center. The old post office became a general store and gas station, owned by various proprietors throughout late 20th century, and eventually became a restaurant. It burned to the ground in 1999. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garwood, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

37°03′59″N90°52′40″W / 37.06639°N 90.87778°W / 37.06639; -90.87778

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