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Millwood, Missouri

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

History

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

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)

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