Guiteau, Missouri

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Guiteau is an unincorporated community in Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community had its start as a country store named after presidential assassin Charles J. Guiteau, which was intended to rival nearby Garfield. [2] Besides the store, the community had a church, [3] and a schoolhouse. [4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guiteau, Missouri
  2. "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guiteau Church
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guiteau School (historical)

36°32′49″N91°18′47″W / 36.54694°N 91.31306°W / 36.54694; -91.31306