Millwood, Missouri

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

History

A post office called Millwood was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1903. [2] The community was named after William Millward, a congressman from Pennsylvania (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millwood, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°06′10″N91°06′23″W / 39.10278°N 91.10639°W / 39.10278; -91.10639

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