Graniteville, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Graniteville, Missouri
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri#USA
Pushpin Label:Graniteville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Iron
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1211
Coordinates:37.6503°N -90.6797°W
Area Code:573
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:718694

Graniteville is an unincorporated community in northeast Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Missouri Route 21 approximately three-quarters of a mile east of Elephant Rocks State Park. Pilot Knob is about three miles to the southeast.[1]

History

A post office called Graniteville was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1913.[2] The community was named for granite quarrying near the original town site.[3]

Notable person

Tim McCabe, a Major League Baseball pitcher, was born at Graniteville in 1894.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazeteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 56
  2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 12 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 12 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071635/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_iron.html . 24 June 2016 .
  4. Web site: Tim McCabe . baseball-reference.com . 12 October 2016.