Garner, Missouri

Garner is an unincorporated community in northern Linn County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route CC approximately one mile north of the junction of Missouri routes C and 11. The site is on a ridge between the east and west branches of Yellow Creek.[2]

History

A post office called Garner was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1903.[3] The community has the name of the local Garner family.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garner, Missouri
  2. Bucklin NW, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1950
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. "Linn County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016.

39°57′57″N 92°58′36″W


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