Greenlawn, Missouri

Greenlawn is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Greenlawn was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1904.[2] The community was so named on account of flat green fields near the original town site.[3]

gollark: It has, I believe, been two hours since I built and used mine.
gollark: I will now smelt an iron ore™ into an iron™.
gollark: I am now going to smelt an other iron ore because this is all manual ææææ.
gollark: I am now going to use my furnace to smelt an iron ore. Mwahahahaha.
gollark: Activate "furnace".

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenlawn, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.



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