Graff, Missouri Explained

Graff is an unincorporated community in eastern Wright County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Route 38, 12.5miles east-northeast of Hartville.[1] The community consists of a veterinary clinic and a post office, plus less than a half dozen houses.

A post office called Graff has been in operation since 1899.[2] The community most likely was formerly called "Groff".[3] The Groff family were among the first settlers.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 January 2017.
  3. Web site: A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Wright County, Missouri . Springfield-Greene County Library . 3 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071616/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wright.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 3, 2017 .

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