Granada, Missouri

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Granada is an unincorporated community in northwest Douglas County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community was located on the west bank of Honey Creek (tributary to Beaver Creek), approximately 1.5 miles north of Missouri Route 14 on county road 14-531. [2] [3]

History

A post office called Granada was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1922. [4] The community's name is a transfer from Granada, in Spain. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Granada, Missouri
  2. ↑ Cedar Gap Missouri 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°01′40″N92°44′12″W / 37.02778°N 92.73667°W / 37.02778; -92.73667


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