Swedeborg, Missouri Explained

Swedeborg
Settlement Type:	Unincorporated community
Coordinates:	37.9139°N -92.3319°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Missouri
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Pulaski
Elevation Ft:	1119
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	727372

Swedeborg is an unincorporated community in northwestern Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately five miles northeast of Richland on Route 133.

History

Swedeborg was platted in 1878, and named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were Swedish.^[1] A post office called Swedeborg has been in operation since 1881.^[2]

Education

Swedeborg is best known in Pulaski County for being the home of the Swedeborg R-III School District,^[3] which is the county's last remaining K-8 district. Along with Laquey, it is one of only two unincorporated communities in Pulaski County to retain its own school district.

Transportation

Major north-south routes near Swedeborg include:

• Route 133 runs north from Interstate 44, exit 145, approximately two miles east of Hazelgreen to Richland, Swedeborg, Crocker, and about two miles west of Dixon, then north out of the county.
• Route 17 crosses Interstate 44 at exit 153 at Buckhorn, runs east through Waynesville, turns north to Crocker, and then runs north out of the county to Iberia.
• Missouri Highway T runs north from Highway 17 at Waynesville to Swedeborg, where it meets and ends at Highway 133, about halfway between Richland and Crocker.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pulaski County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071433/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_pulaski.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 27, 2016.
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 10 December 2016.
3. http://swedeborg.k12.mo.us