Garrett, Missouri

Extinct town in the American state of Missouri

Garrett is an extinct town in eastern Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community and Garrett Cemetery are on Missouri Route K, one-half mile west of the Callaway-Montgomery county line. The community of Readsville is approximately 3.5 miles to the west and Americus is about 4.5 miles to the east on route K.[2]

A post office called Garrett was established in 1898, and closed in 1905.[3] The community had the name of the Garrett family, proprietors of a local mill.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garrett (historical)
  2. ^ Montgomery City, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1940 (1968 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Callaway County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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