Jadwin, Missouri Explained

Jadwin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Missouri
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dent County
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5

Jadwin is an unincorporated community in southern Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located at the intersection of Missouri routes K and BB approximately 11miles south of Salem and 6miles east of Montauk State Park.[1] [2]

A post office called Jadwin has been in operation since 1875.[3] The community has the name of J. A. Jadwin, an early settler.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 55
  2. Stone Hill, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 27 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 27 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071627/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dent.html . 24 June 2016 .