Galloway, Springfield, Missouri

Galloway[1] is a neighborhood of southeast Springfield, Missouri, United States.[2] Galloway is located in a stream valley approximately one-half mile north of the U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 65 interchange and one mile south of Sequiota Park.[3]

History

A post office called Galloway was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1943.[4] The community has the name of a Union Army officer.[5]

From 1945 and into the 1950s, the combined U.S. 60 - U.S. 65 highways passed through Galloway at the southeast entrance to Springfield.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galloway, Springfield, Missouri
  2. Reports of the Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri. The Commission. 1970. p. 407. formerly the old town of Galloway but by reason of annexation is now a part of Springfield, Missouri.
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Ozark, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945


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