Garfield, Missouri

Garfield is an unincorporated community in southeast Oregon County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] The community is located adjacent to Missouri Route E, approximately three miles southeast of Couch.[2]

History

A variant name was "Sittonville".[1] A post office called Garfield was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community has the name of James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.


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