Farewell, Missouri

Farewell is an unincorporated community in southern Oregon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route V approximately eight miles east of Thayer. It is one-half mile north of the Missouri-Arkansas state line. The community of Jeff is 1.5 miles to the west on Route V and Myrtle is five miles to the east.[2]

History

A post office called Farewell was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1927.[3] The name "Farewell" was assigned to the place by postal authorities.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farewell, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gasetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 65 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

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