Elwood, Missouri

Elwood is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Variant names were "Campbells Station" and "Ellwood".^[1] A post office called Elwood was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1940.^[2] The community has the name of the local Ellwood family.^[3]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elwood
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
↑ "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Springfield

Cities	Ash Grove Battlefield Fair Grove Republic‡ Rogersville‡ Springfield‡ Strafford Walnut Grove Willard

Townships	Brookline Cass Clay East Republic Murray Pond Creek Springfield Taylor Walnut Grove Washington West Republic Wilson

Unincorporated communities	Bois D'Arc Cave Spring Cody Ebenezer Elwood Hackney Harold Haseltine Hickory Barren Logan Mentor Mumford Oak Grove Heights Palmetto Pearl Phenix Plano Turners

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°13′41″N 93°25′53″W / 37.22806°N 93.43139°W / 37.22806; -93.43139

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