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 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garfield
- ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "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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36°35′07″N 91°19′33″W / 36.58528°N 91.32583°W
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