Garrett, Missouri Explained

Garrett is an extinct town in eastern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community and Garrett Cemetery are on Missouri Route K, one-half mile west of the Callaway-Montgomery county line. The community of Readsville is approximately 3.5 miles to the west and Americus is about 4.5 miles to the east on route K.[1]

A post office called Garrett was established in 1898, and closed in 1905.[2] The community had the name of the Garrett family, proprietors of a local mill.[3]

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38.8°N -91.6488°W

Notes and References

  1. Montgomery City, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1940 (1968 rev.)
  2. Web site: Post Offices . Jim Forte Postal History . 7 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306175959/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO . 6 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 7 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071020/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_callaway.html . 24 June 2016 .

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