Harold is an unincorporated community in northwest Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] Harold is located on Missouri Route 123, southeast of Walnut Grove and 1.5 miles east of Phenix.[2]

History

A post office called Harold was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community has the name of the original owner of the site.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harold, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°22′40″N 93°30′56″W / 37.37778°N 93.51556°W / 37.37778; -93.51556


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