Millwood, Missouri
Millwood is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
History
A post office called Millwood was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community was named after William Millward, a congressman from Pennsylvania (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millwood, Missouri
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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