Garber is an unincorporated community in western Taney County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] Garber is located along the Missouri Pacific Railroad line and Roark Creek, approximately four miles northwest of Branson.[2]

History

A post office called Garber was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1956.[3] The community once contained the Garber schoolhouse, now defunct, but still standing.[4][5]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garber
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garber School (historical)
  5. "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

36°41′30″N 93°17′57″W / 36.69167°N 93.29917°W / 36.69167; -93.29917


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