Granada, Missouri

Granada is an unincorporated community in northwest Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community was located on the west bank of Honey Creek (tributary to Beaver Creek), approximately 1.5 miles north of Missouri Route 14 on county road 14-531.[2][3]

History

A post office called Granada was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1922.[4] The community's name is a transfer from Granada, in Spain.[5]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Granada, Missouri
  2. Cedar Gap Missouri 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1951
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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