Garfield, Missouri

Garfield is an unincorporated community in southeast Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.^[1] The community is located adjacent to Missouri Route E, approximately three miles southeast of Couch.^[2]

History

A variant name was "Sittonville".^[1] A post office called Garfield was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1906.^[3] The community has the name of James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

36°35′07″N 91°19′33″W / 36.58528°N 91.32583°W / 36.58528; -91.32583

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield

[2] Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2

[3] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

[4] "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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