Carlow, Missouri Explained

Carlow is an unincorporated community in southeast Daviess County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community is located on Missouri Route V 3.5 miles northwest of Lock Springs and seven miles southeast of Gallatin. Muddy Creek flows past the east side of the community to join the Grand River one-half mile to the south.^[1]

History

A variant name was Jackson Station. A post office called Jackson's Station was established in 1871, the name was changed to Carlow in 1882, and the post office closed in 1927.^[2] The present name is after Joseph H. Carlow, the proprietor of a.local sawmill.^[3]

References

39.8808°N -93.8325°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.21
2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 26 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
3. Web site: Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 26 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070446/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_daviess.html . 24 June 2016 .