Goodland, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Location of Goodland within Missouri
Location of Goodland within Missouri
Coordinates: 37°38′10″N 91°00′11″W / 37.636°N 91.003°W / 37.636; -91.003
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation
951 ft (290 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code573
GNIS feature ID750074[1]

Goodland is an unincorporated community in western Iron County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on a county road, approximately two miles from Route 49 in the Mark Twain National Forest.

History

A post office called Goodland was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community was named for the quality of their land.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodland, Iron County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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