Gaynor, Missouri

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Gaynor, Missouri
City
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Gaynor, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°29′16″N94°42′29″W / 40.48778°N 94.70806°W / 40.48778; -94.70806 [1]
Country United States
State Missouri
County Nodaway
Township Independence
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
 • Land0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,211 ft (369 m)
Population
 (2010) [3]
 • Total
12
 • Estimate 
(2019)
12
 • Density922.68/sq mi (355.69/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64486
Area code 660
FIPS code 29-67358 [3]
GNIS feature ID740868 [1]

Gaynor is an extinct community in northeastern Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A former variant name was "Gaynor City". [4] A post office called Gaynor City was established in 1879, the name was changed to Gaynor in 1895, and the post office closed in 1903. [5] The community has the name of Edward Gaynor, a local tradesman. [4] Its population was about 25 in 1882. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gaynor, Missouri
  2. ↑ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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