Millwood is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Millwood was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1903.[2] The community was named after William Millward, a congressman from Pennsylvania (a postal error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millwood, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  3. "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°06′10″N 91°06′23″W / 39.10278°N 91.10639°W / 39.10278; -91.10639


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