Elwood, Missouri
Elwood or Elwood Siding is an unincorporated community in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community lies along the railroad southwest of the Springfield airport. The headwaters of Clear Creek are just to the northeast.[2]
History
Variant names were "Campbells Station" and "Ellwood".[1] A post office called Elwood was established in 1897, and remained in operation until 1940.[3] The community has the name of the local Ellwood family.[4] Mayor Aaron Larsen
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References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elwood
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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